The Descent (2006)
The Descent is a horror film that follows a group of thrill-seeking friends who find themselves fractured after one of them loses their husband and daughter in a car accident. Attempting to rejuvenate her friend Sarah and bring her back to the group, Juno convinces her to follow her and their friends to a mysterious cave system they find in the mountains. However, when they find themselves traped with no way out, she reveals she took them to an uncharted region with no chance of rescue, hoping to give them the adventure of the life time. Angry, fearful, and low on supplies, the group travels further into the caves only to discover they're not alone.
The Descent
- Director
- Neil Marshall
- Release Date
- August 4, 2006
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Shauna Macdonald , Saskia Mulder , Alex Reid , Natalie Mendoza , MyAnna Buring , Nora-Jane Noone
- Writers
- Neil Marshall
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- The Descent Part 2
- Budget
- $3.5 million
Summary
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
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