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Irish film up for Sundance Film gong

An Irish film is up for a top prize in tonight's Sundance Film Festival Awards in the US, known a...
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11.37 26 Jan 2013


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Irish film up for Sundance Film gong

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An Irish film is up for a top prize in tonight's Sundance Film Festival Awards in the US, known as the Oscars for independent film-makers.

'The Summit' is a documentary by film-maker Nick Ryan, and tells the tragic story of Irish climber Ger McDonnell, who was killed attempting to climb K2 with a number of his colleagues.

The distribution rights for the film have also been bought by AMC, the network behind the hit series "The Walking Dead".

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Speaking from Sundance, director Nick Ryan says he will not be too disappointed if they do not win the gong: 


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