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‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ Acquired by Netflix After Sundance Premiere
Netflix has acquired 'Skywalkers: A Love Story' following the documentary feature's debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
“Skywalkers,” which premiered Jan. 18 at the Ray Theatre, follows daring couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus from Moscow, who saved their relationship and career by climbing one of the world’s tallest buildings. Per the official logline: “A daredevil couple journey across the globe to climb the world’s last super skyscraper and perform a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire.” The documentary took seven years of production. Variety ‘s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote in his “Skywalkers” review: “Jeff Zimbalist’s documentary redefines the words ‘high anxiety.’ It’s set in the world of rooftoopers, and it’s full of amazing, terrifying, transfixing verité shots of young daredevils scaling the spindly spires that shoot out of the tops of skyscrapers.
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