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7.0After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
Cast
- Shauna Macdonald as Sarah Carter
- Natalie Mendoza as Juno Kaplan
- Alex Reid as Beth O'Brien
- MyAnna Buring as Sam Vernet
- Saskia Mulder as Rebecca Vernet
- Nora-Jane Noone as Holly
Themes
- panic
- darkness
- mutant
- expedition
- cave
- claustrophobia
- trauma
- gore
- female friendship
- rope
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neil Marshall
- Written by
- Neil Marshall
- Produced by
- Christian Colson
- Starring
- Shauna Macdonald Natalie Mendoza Alex Reid Saskia Mulder Nora-Jane Noone MyAnna Buring
- Cinematography
- Sam McCurdy
- Edited by
- Jon Harris
- Music by
- David Julyan
- Production companies
- Celador Films , Northmen Productions
- Distributed by
- Pathé Distribution
- Release dates
- 6 July 2005 ( 2005-07-06 ) ( Dead by Dawn ) 8 July 2005 ( 2005-07-08 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- £3.5 million
- Box office
- $57.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film stars actresses Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and MyAnna Buring. The plot follows six women who enter an uncharted cave system and struggle to survive against the monstrous creatures inside.
Filming took place in the United Kingdom. Exterior scenes were filmed at Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire, and in Scotland. Because the filmmakers considered it too dangerous and time-consuming to shoot in an actual cave, interior scenes were filmed on sets built at Pinewood Studios near London and designed by Simon Bowles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Descent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.