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Action Directe

Dec 11, 2020 | IMDB 8.5

16 min Watch Now

Documentary, Adventure

French powerhouse climber Mélissa Le Nevé tries to become the first woman to traverse Action Directe, one of the most revered and challenging routes in the sport.

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Mélissa Le Nevé, Wolfgang Gullich, Guillaume Levernier, Conrad Anker, Hazel Findlay

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