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{{Infobox film
| name = Meru
| image = Meru (film).png
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jimmy Chin]]
* [[Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Jimmy Chin
* Shannon Ethridge
* Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi}}
| writer =
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Jimmy Chin
* Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi}}
| narrator =
| starring =
| music = [[J. Ralph]]
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
* Jimmy Chin
* Renan Ozturk}}
| editing = Bob Eisenhardt
| studio = Little Monster Films
| distributor = [[Music Box Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2015|1|23|[[Sundance Film Festival]]|2015|8|14|United States}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country =
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $2.3 million
}}
'''''Meru''''' is a 2015 documentary film chronicling the first ascent of the "Shark's Fin" route on [[Meru Peak]] in the [[Indian Himalayan Region|Indian Himalaya]]s. It was co-directed by married couple [[Jimmy Chin]] and [[Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi]] and won the U.S. Audience Documentary Award at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Filmmaker's Epic Journey to the Peak of Meru|url=http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/25/a-filmmakers-epic-journey-to-the-peak-of-meru/|publisher=National Geographic|accessdate=August 13, 2015|date=February 25, 2015}}</ref>

==Premise==
After attempting but failing to summit Meru in 2008, [[Conrad Anker]], [[Jimmy Chin]], and [[Renan Ozturk]] return to the mountain in order to conquer its peak – a 4,000 foot wall known as the "Shark's Fin". As they climb, the men also document their ascent. "You know, I'm always a climber first," said Chin on balancing climbing with filmmaking. "I'm always thinking about the safety of myself and the team. And I make that evaluation before I take the camera out."<ref>{{cite web|title=For 3 Climbers, Summiting Meru Was An 'Irresistible' Challenge|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/436999368/for-3-climbers-summiting-meru-was-an-irresistible-challenge|website=[[NPR]]|accessdate=September 8, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060902/http://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/436999368/for-3-climbers-summiting-meru-was-an-irresistible-challenge|archivedate=September 5, 2015|date=September 4, 2015}}</ref> The film is a mixture of footage that chronicles both attempts (the failed 2008 and the successful 2011) while crafting a narrative about the climbers' attempts to face their demons. After suffering a horrific accident while filming on location with Chin, Ozturk has a mere five months to recover before their second attempt, battling near-fatal injuries. Four days after Ozturk's accident, Chin returns to the filming location to finish but is caught in a catastrophic avalanche that he miraculously survives with barely a scratch. Anker wrestles with bringing his mentor's dream to fruition and the loss of both him and his climbing partner many years ago. During the successful 2011 summit, Chin and Ozturk shared a Canon 5D Mark II and a Panasonic TM900 camcorder to capture footage that would be used in the film.

==Reception==
On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Meru'' has an approval rating of 90% based on 73 reviews, with a rating average score of 7.4 out of 10. The site's consensus reads, "Gripping visually as well as narratively, ''Meru'' is the rare documentary that proves thought-provoking while offering thrilling wide-screen vistas."<ref>{{cite web|title=Meru Reviews|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meru_2015/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 77 out of 100 based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Meru Reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/meru|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref>

The film made $91,279 from 7 theaters in its opening weekend. It expanded to 35 theaters in its second weekend, making $562,786. During its fifth weekend, it earned $416,701 from 176 theaters, bringing the total box office gross to $2,334,228.<ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=meru.htm|title=Meru (2015)|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}</ref>

{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
On December 1st, the film was selected as one of 15 shortlisted for the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/15-documentary-features-advance-2015-oscarr-race|title=15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2015 OSCAR® RACE|date=December 1, 2015|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>

==Awards==
*Golden Piton by ''Climbing Magazine'' for Best Big Wall Climb of the Year
*Number 1 ascent of the year by ''Rock and Ice Magazine''
*U.S. Audience Documentary Award at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival]]

==See also==
* [[List of films shot over three or more years]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Film}}
* {{Official website|http://www.merufilm.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|2545428}}

[[Category:2015 documentary films]]
[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about climbing]]
[[Category:Films directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:Avalanches in film]]

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