The Eight Mountains
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
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Cast
30 people
Luca Marinelli
Pietro Guasti
Known for
They Call Me Jeeg
Don't Be Bad
Alessandro Borghi
Bruno Guglielmina
Known for
On My Skin
The First King
Lupo Barbiero
Pietro (as a child)
Also in
Sul più bello - La serie
Wandering Trees
Cristiano Sassella
Bruno (as a child)
No other roles listed
Elisabetta Mazzullo
Lara
No other roles listed
Andrea Palma
Pietro (as a teenager)
Known for
SKAM Italia
Five Seconds
Surakshya Panta
Asmi
Also in
Dhanapati
Gopi
Elena Lietti
Francesca Guasti
Known for
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Anna
Filippo Timi
Giovanni Guasti
Known for
The Invisible Thread
Angel of Evil
Elisa Zanotto
Barbara
Also in
Nel nome del male
Lazzaro
Chiara Jorrioz
Sonia
No other roles listed
Gualtiero Burzi
Luigi, Bruno's uncle
Known for
Medici: Masters of Florence
1992
Felix van Groeningen Director · Charlotte Vandermeersch Director Paolo Cognetti Author
Worldwide gross $9.5M · United States release April 28, 2023 · Produced in Belgium, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,494,985
Production
Pyramide Productions
Production
Vision Distribution
Production
Menuet
Production
Wildside
Production
Elastic Film
Production
Rufus
Production
Belgium · France · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le otto montagne
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Nepali
Release dates
France · May 18, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · December 21, 2022
Theatrical
United States · April 28, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States
November 3, 2022 · Premiere · AFI Fest
January 20, 2023 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia
August 14, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
November 30, 2023 · Theatrical
March 6, 2024 · Physical
Belgium
December 21, 2022 · Digital
Czechia
January 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 21, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Finland
May 19, 2023 · Theatrical
France
April 27, 2023 · Digital · VOD
May 2, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
June 9, 2025 · TV · ARTE
Germany
June 24, 2022 · Premiere · Munich Film Festival
January 12, 2023 · Theatrical
May 26, 2023 · Digital
June 2, 2023 · Physical
Greece
March 30, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 1, 2024 · Digital · KlikFilm
Italy
December 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 21, 2022 · Digital
Norway
December 21, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Poland
June 2, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
May 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 22, 2022 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
July 28, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 12, 2023 · Theatrical
July 31, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
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