INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY, NIGHT CLIMBING IS ABOUT TWO WOMEN-S UNWAVERING PURSUIT OF TRUTH, SURVIVAL, AND FAMILY.
When Sylvia-s son, Cyril, vanishes during a perilous school trek in the German mountains, her world crumbles. A pre-trip postcard from Cyril hints that his teacher - now lauded for his rescue efforts - knew more about the stormy conditions than he has admitted. Sylvia shifts from frantic mother to justice seeker.
Meanwhile in Hofsgrund, a German mountain village, Nazi flags and Hitler Youth parades are rapidly appearing, and Hilde senses life-s irreversible change. The English schoolboys- rescue shakes the community, sparking political strife. Neighbour turns on neighbour, endangering Hilde and Sylvia-s quest for Cyril.