Three climbers attempt to reach a legendary summit via a near-impossible route called “Dark Vertigo.” Decades earlier, legendary mountaineers Boldrin and Jugovic disappeared without a trace on the same ascent. Ignoring the locals’ warnings, the three friends press on toward the Valley of Shadows, accompanied by a strange presence.

Adrenaline-fuelled and with a skilful crescendo of tension, “Dark Vertigo” marks an important turning point for Soldi, as it marks his return to feature-length fiction films many years after the grotesque cult classic “Nero” (1992), after a long and acclaimed career devoted mainly to the making of documentaries linked to the world of comics and pop culture.

DIRECTOR’S BIO:
Giancarlo Soldi (Bonemerse, 1954) is an Italian director and screenwriter. He specialized in visual communication for major companies, working on corporate videos and rebranding. In 1992, he directed “Nero”, written with Tiziano Sclavi and with cinematography by Luca Bigazzi. The film was invited to the Venice Film Festival. Among the works he directed prior to “Dark Vertigo” are “Come Tex Nessuno Mai” (2013), “Nessuno Siamo Perfetti” (2015), which won the Nastro d’Argento Special Mention, “Cinque mondi” (2016), “Diabolik sono io” (2019) and “Cercando Valentina. Il Mondo di Guido Crepax”, produced in 2020 and winner of the Nastro d’Argento for Best Docufiction.