Project Detail

The Descent

Synopsis

Following a horrendous and tragic accident one year, six girlfriends meet for their annual adventure in a remote part of the Appalachians for a caving trip into the arteries of the earth. Deep inside the caves, disaster strikes again when a rockfall blocks their route back to the surface. The girls learn that Juno, the leader of the expedition, who is always pushing herself that bit further, has brought them to an unexplored cave and that no-one is coming to rescue them. The group splinters and each pushes on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth - a race of monstrous humanoid creatures that have evolved perfectly to live in the dark. As the friends realise they are the prey, they unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against an unspeakable horror - one that attacks without warning, again and again and again.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of film: Features
Running time: 96 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Neil Marshall
Producer: Paul Smith
Editor: Jon Harris
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Director of Photography: Sam McCurdy
Music: David Julyan
Principal cast: Nora-Jane Noone, Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Celador Films

39 Long Acre
London WC2E 9LG
UK

T +44 (0)20 7845 6800

Sales Company

Pathé Pictures International

Kent House, 14-17 Market Place
London W1W 8AR
UK

T+44 (0)20 7462 4427

international.sales@pathe-uk.com

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