Devil's Pass (2013)

A group of 5 students go the location of the infamous "dyatlov pass incident", to make a documentary but things take a turn for the worse to reveal the secrets as to what happened there.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writer:

Vikram Weet

Stars:

Holly Goss, Matt Stokoe, Luke Albright

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Holly Goss	...	Holly King
Matt Stokoe	...	Jensen Day
Luke Albright	...	John Patrick (JP) Hauser Jr.
Ryan Hawley	...	Andy Thatcher
Gemma Atkinson	...	Denise Evers
Nikolay Butenin	...	Sergei
Nelly Nielsen	...	Alya (73 Years)
Valeriya Fedorovich	...	Alya (20 Years)
Aleksey Kink	...	Vallik
Sergey Lobanov	...	Bartender
Oleg Kurlov	...	Man #1
Dmitriy Miheev	...	Man #2
Richard Alan Reid	...	Sgt. Smirnoff (as Richard Reid)
Anton Klimov	...	Sgt. Smirnoff (voice) (voice)
Igor Kulachko	...	Sgt. Tupelov

Storyline

The Dyatlov Pass follows a group of American students on a trek to investigate the true life mystery of nine Russian skiers who befell unexplained deaths while skiing in the Russian mountains in 1959. To this day, their deaths have been one of the most bizarre unsolved mysteries of the 20th century.

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Plot Keywords:

mountain climbing | archival photograph | found footage | mountain | russia | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence/disturbing images, and for a sexual reference

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Russia UK

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

28 February 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Devil's Pass

Filming Locations:

Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aldamisa Entertainment, K. JAM Media, A.R. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There's no Hauser Hall at the University of Oregon.

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Goofs

Although Holly's camera went back in time with her, there was another one containing exactly the same footage inside the hatch. This is the same camera, retrieved by soldiers during the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959 and brought inside.

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Crazy Credits

Several names and words in the final credits start out with some or all of the letters being spelled with Cyrillic script (used in the Russian language). They gradually morph into English.

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Connections

Referenced in The Circle

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Soundtracks

Chalyava
Written by Brazza
Performed by Brazza

User Reviews

Not bad, but not really about the Dyatlov Pass Incident

The Dyatlov Pass Incident itself is a super intriguing incident and it is weird that no one else has made a fiction film about it before. I highly recommend reading up on it, if you haven't already.

This film on the hand is not... super intriguing, or indeed even recommended if you're looking for a theory about what happened on the Mountain of Death. It's not a terrible film, but it's not about the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Halfway through the film I decided to put what I know about what really happened aside and just watch the film.

It is a found footage film. Sort of. The camera stays steady mostly and it's easy to forget that it's supposed to be found footage, which, honestly, I find to be a good thing. No need for sea sickness medication.

The good: The middle part of the film is visually stunning, the views are just breathtaking and I found myself at one point craning my neck to see more. It's definitely the best part of the film.

The bad: The story wobbles all over the place and leaves loose ends. Touch of Russophobia, but no more than the average Hollywood film.

Overall: Fun little flick if you don't take it too seriously. Take it about half as seriously as it takes itself and discard anything it tries to tell you about the 1959 incident, and you'll enjoy it.