The Place Beyond the Pines

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.

A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.

About

When a motorcycle stuntman finds that he is actually a father, he turns to robbing banks in order to provide for his new family. Derek Cianfrance co-wrote and directed the movie. 

Trivia

Most of the movie was shot on location in Schenectady, New York. "Schenectady" is the Mohawk word for the phrase "beyond the pine plains."