Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- foreboding
- gritty
- action movie night
- military film marathon
What critics said
Audience reception is broadly positive, with viewers responding to its tense military survival story and character-based camaraderie.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The four-man team must survive an ambush and isolation on unforgiving mountain peaks.
Oguz and Bekir begin divided by class and temperament but must learn to trust each other in combat.
The plot follows a four-man team sent to repair a communications station before being ambushed.
The peaks, ambush, and unforgiving conditions create sustained physical and psychological pressure.
Films like The Mountain, and why
Lone Survivor
mountain warfare, military survival, escalating combat tension
The Outpost
small-unit combat, battlefield camaraderie, realistic military danger
Kajaki
war drama centered on strained comradeship and survival under fire
Movie Details
- Director
- Alper Çağlar
- Release Date
- 2012-11-16
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (132)
Cast
- Çağlar Ertuğrul
- Ufuk Bayraktar
- Fırat Doğruloğlu
- Mesut Akusta
- Cengiz Coşkun
- Gözde Mutluer
- Serkan Yanar
- Ali Aksöz
- Hüseyin Özay
- İpek Bağrıaçık
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Mountain about?
- Two mismatched Turkish conscripts must overcome class hostility and battlefield distrust to survive a terrorist ambush in the mountains.
- What is The Mountain like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Mountain as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Mountain violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Mountain as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Mountain?
- Audience reception is broadly positive, with viewers responding to its tense military survival story and character-based camaraderie.
- Which films are like The Mountain?
- Films with a similar feel include Lone Survivor, The Outpost, and Kajaki.
- How long is The Mountain?
- The Mountain runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Mountain?
- In United States, The Mountain is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
