Movie

Through the Unknown

★ 7.9(9)20161h 15m

Through the Unknown is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in Italy. Availability checked 18 June 2026.

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Director: Federico Santini
Release date: 2016-03-18
Runtime: 1h 15m
Language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Studio: SD Cinematografica

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About Through the Unknown

Through the Unknown is a 2016 movie in the Adventure and Documentary genres, directed by Federico Santini, starring Daniele Nardi, Roberto Delle Monache and Élisabeth Revol. It has a runtime of 1 hour 15 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.9/10 from 9 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Through the Unknown in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

"Verso L'Ignoto" (Towards the Unknown) is an Italian documentary that follows mountaineer Daniele Nardi and his team in their attempt to achieve the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat, an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan, nicknamed the "killer mountain" due to its exceptional danger. For three years, the camera follows the preparation and several successive expeditions, showing the extreme cold, avalanches, fatigue, and the setbacks that constantly force the climbers to choose between continuing their quest for the summit or preserving their lives. More than just a story of sporting achievement, the documentary highlights doubt, defeat, and human fragility, showing that the "unknown" is not only the mountain, but also the element of risk, desire, and need for self-transcendence that each of us carries within.