EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic’s award-winning documentary Torn is about to make its streaming platform debut.Disney+ plus announced it will premiere the film, directed by Max Lowe, on February 4.
Torn tells the story of world-renowned mountain climber Alex Lowe, who was killed in an avalanche in the Himalayas in 1999. He left behind a wife, Jennifer, and three young boys—sons Max, Sam and Isaac.
Max, now in his 30s, directed the documentary in part to come to terms with his father’s death, and to process all that came after it.Accompanying Alex Lowe on that ill-fated expedition were fellow climber Conrad Anker, himself a legendary talent and a close friend of Lowe’s, and cameraman David Bridges.
The avalanche also killed Bridges, and left Anker seriously injured but alive. Anker spent time with the Lowe family after Alex’s death and eventually Jennifer and Conrad fell in love and married.
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