Devil's Pass (2013)

A group of students go the location of the infamous Dyatlov pass incident to make a documentary, but things take a turn for the worse as the secret of what happened there is revealed.

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 | ural mountains | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

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

References Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

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Soundtracks

Choose Life
Written by Steven B. Lopez
Performed by Mirror Talk

User Reviews

The World May Never Know

Before watching this one should understand this is not so much about the Dyatlov Incident as it is about a group trying to come up with their own answers by experiencing the Mountain of the Dead for themselves. There are references made about the incident but it really is more about what this group is experiencing.

I thought that this was a decent enough film. There are many different theories and considering the horrific nature of the what happened to the original group, films referencing the incident can easily find their place in the horror genre.

The incident has been one of fascination for me and I love that someone finally decided to put their creative spin on the subject. While the film isn't bad I wish it would've taken a different approach. I hope more folks will take a stab at it. If you are interested in the Dyatlov Incident, check it out. It was interesting.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Russia Finland

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

28 February 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Devil's Pass

Filming Locations:

Russia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,217,347

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aldamisa Entertainment, K. JAM Media, AR Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1