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

The Indian flag in Hauser's backpack is shown upside down.

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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

References Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

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Soundtracks

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Music by Vitaly Mukanyaev and Igor Voickhanovsky
Lyrics by Yuliana Yan
Performed by Yuliana Yan

User Reviews

Excellent ideas,

Overall, I was entertained by the film. Although I don't usually watch horror, I found that this one had enough to it that I could watch and enjoy it without being very disturbed. Granted, it is frightening at points, particularly the last third of the film, but it was paced well. The way this film takes the found-footage theme is quite well done with good twists and turns, keeping your attention. The acting is quite good, the characters were well-defined and funny when they wanted to be and the camera work is very well done. The visuals, background, camera-work and atmosphere are some of my favorite parts of the movie. It doesn't look like it's being recorded on a roller-coaster until it wants to and when it does, it does it very well, disorienting you until there is something it wants you to see. In conclusion, it is a well done movie, but it feels a hint rough when it comes to story. Pretty good concepts, but just a little rocky coming off. I would recommend watching it if you like found-footage films or if you like suspenseful horror.