An Unknown Compelling Force

PG-13

2021

1 hr. 46 min.

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Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou examines the mystery surrounding the deaths of nine experienced Russian hikers in the Ural Mountains in 1959.

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Film maker Liam Le Guillou does a good job combining different elements of this tragic incident to make the documentary interesting and worth watching. The historical background, the setting, the cinematography and the current analysis by forensic experts all move the film along nicely.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Matthew Pejkovic

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Overcomes its rigid tone with its boots-on-the-ground, fact-based approach to a tragic cold case.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 26, 2021

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Chris Barsanti

The Playlist

Not quite ready for prime time.

Rated: C

Jun 17, 2021

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Rob Rector

Film Threat

While the path to document this tale was no doubt fraught with peril, one wishes that Le Guillou would further remove himself from the proceedings, as An Unknown Compelling Force spends ample time focused on the director.

Rated: 5/10

Jun 17, 2021

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Just a brutal story and an extremely interesting doc.

Jun 11, 2021

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Liam Le Guillou brings a lot of Werner Herzog drama and breathless, narrated suspense to this admittedly fascinating forensic documentary about the Dyatlov Pass Incident.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 11, 2021

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Patrick Cavanaugh

ComicBook.com

Serves as a relatively comprehensive primer for the mystery, while also humanizing the victims, though injects unnecessary perspectives the distract from the intended focus.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 9, 2021

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou examines the mystery surrounding the deaths of nine experienced Russian hikers in the Ural Mountains in 1959.

Director: Liam Le Guillou
Screenwriter: Liam Le Guillou
Production Co: Second Shot Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2021