An Unknown Compelling Force

If you're new to the story, this doc is a good watch to a degree. Like someone else mentioned, the author seems a bit pretentious and it takes away from the real story. However, if you're familiar with the case, there's absolutely nothing new here. So, the trailer is misleading and makes you think some new truth to the case has been revealed, but no.

This is a tragic story and it's sad to believe no one will never truly know what happened to the team. There are too many questions still unanswered. The rest of this doc revolves around the author himself and the trip to Russia, which in retrospect, was an absolute waste of time and energy.

Chilling and thought provoking doc about the unsolved deaths of a group of young Soviets. Must watch for fans of unsolved mysteries.

It's well-produced for a smaller documentary. I found the narration honest and straightforward. The music was pleasant. The assertions were measured and factual. And the tension was well-built.

Fascinating documentary film about the facts (as far as they are known) and theories surrounding the notorious Dyatlov Pass incident (the unexplained violent deaths of a nine-strong Russian hiking team - all students - in the remote Ural mountains in 1959). It includes detailed assessments by modern-day forensic and medical experts (both Russian and American) of the incident scene, the statements and case notes of the original investigators, the hikers own diaries and notebooks written during their trip, the developed film from the hikers own cameras, and the original autopsy findings/photographs. We'll probably never know the cause of their bizarre behaviour on their final night and their horrendous deaths soon afterwards - but whatever happened was clearly catastrophic. 9/10.

People who track this incident over the years may not be as impressed as I am with this documentary. I truly enjoyed the balanced approach and how logic was used to rule out wild speculation. I agree with the "speculative" conclusion eluded to toward the end of the documentary. Based on the information presented, I have a logical explanation regarding what some may view as remaining unanswered questions. Imagine you decide to force people to freeze to death and notice someone managed to build a fire. You would likely think plan "A" isn't working out as intended. Therefore, you go to their location and finish any survivors off. Again, this is my own speculation.