Streaming insider tip: Mysterious, creepy true crime story from Russia
Russian series rarely make it to Germany. “Djatlow-Pass – Death in the Snow” has now succeeded – and for real series fans it is a definite must!
Series and films about real crimes and real events are very popular with audiences. The peak of this true crime development so far has been “Chernobyl”. In five episodes, the mini-series recounted the events of the reactor disaster that shook the whole world in 1986. Critics and viewers fell in love with the dark, documentary atmosphere, and it is now considered one of the best series of all time.
A new series from Russia has also taken on a real catastrophe in the Soviet Union, which is less well known in this country: The series is called “Djatlow Pass – Death in the Snow” – and it deserves to receive as much attention as “Chernobyl”. Anyone looking for creepy entertainment based on real events will definitely get their money’s worth here.
Djatlov Pass Incident: What Is It Anyway?
The real events behind the series happened on the Winter 1959. At that time, nine students from the Urals Polytechnic Institute wanted to go on a ski hike in the icy Ural Mountains. None of them returned alive. When the group did not meet the return date after more than a week, a search was started. It took over two months to find all the members of the expedition – none of them were alive.
The puzzling thing was the circumstances of their death: the tent of the victims was apparently ripped open from the inside. The deceased were found in underwear and must have run out into the snow apparently without their clothes. Some had serious internal injuries: Some were missing their tongues, others had their skulls smashed. They were also widely spaced apart. Some were found on the northeast flank of the so-called Cholat Sjachl, a mountain called “Dead Mountain” in the indigenous Mansi language. The clothing of the victims allegedly had radioactive traces on them. The case has not yet been resolved.
Deaths remain unexplained to this day
There are several gruesome rumors surrounding the deaths of the Dyatlov Pass, which was later named after the expedition leader Igor Dyatlov, who also died. Some relatives suspect to this day that the group was a secret Military experiment has fallen victim. Conspiracy theories about alien attacks there is also, even the Bigfoot has been linked to the deaths. However, hypothermia, lack of oxygen and attacking wild animals cannot be completely ruled out.
The first episode of the series “Djatlow Pass – Death in the Snow” shows the KGB special investigator Major Oleg Kostin, who, after the body was found, is investigating how the accident happened with the local forensic doctor Katja Schemanova. And whether the government is actually trying to cover up something …
A two-part series
The really exciting concept of the series is its division into two parts: Eight episodes were produced that alternately tell two stories: Episodes 1, 3, 5 and 7 are about Oleg Kostin and Katja Schemanova and their investigationsin which they encounter more and more inconsistencies. Episodes 2, 4, 6 and 8 the other way around show the expedition of Igor Djatlow and the other casualtieshow they stride undeterred into their ruin. For the great misfortune at the end, the series finally settles on a theory – and thus offers a resolution that is naturally speculative.
As with “Chernobyl”, the mood is documentary, sober, but also extremely creepy. The episodes with the mountaineers were shot in black and white, on old film, and almost look like real footage from 1959 has been found. In contrast, the “investigator episodes” are filmed in a modern look great nature shots and great acting performances. In particular, Oleg Kostin actor Pyotr Petrovich Fyodorov is a true discovery and plays great.
Who absolutely has to watch “Djatlow-Pass”
“Dyatlov Pass – Death in the Snow” is above all A strong recommendation for those series fans who love to plunge into Wikipedia articles for several hours after watching true stories and to research everything that was told in the series. In its icy mood with a fictional narrative of a true catastrophe, “Djatlow-Pass” is very similar to the Amazon series “The Terror”, which at the time also took up a real guaranteed, never resolved shipwreck and offers a version of how it should have happened .
Incidentally, the German dubbed version of the series is excellent and translates the complicated Russian dialogues very elegantly. A new episode is currently appearing on the FOX Channel every Monday at 9:00 p.m., in the stream area you can watch “Djatlow Pass – Death in the Snow” on Sky Ticket, Magenta TV and Giga TV Cable look at.
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