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First Descent is a film of genre Documentary released in USA on 2 december 2005 with Henry Rollins

First Descent (2005)

First Descent
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Released in USA 2 december 2005
Length 1h50
Rating69% 3.4945153.4945153.4945153.4945153.494515

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s.

The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska and its back country.

It is the first movie to be produced and financed by a soft-drink company.

Synopsis

Documentaire sur les exploits de snowboarders expérimentés. Cinq des meilleurs athéltes de ce sport sont emmenés dans les montagnes de l'Alaska pour réaliser l'exploit de leur vies.

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Henry Rollins
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