Donner Pass (2011) Horror

Rated R | Threatrical Nov 15, 2012 (US) | Genres Horror | Runtime 1h 26m
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Donner Pass Plot Synopsis:

In 1846, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the area known as Donner Pass, a starving man kills three others to eat their flesh during the winter, but a boy witnesses the murders and flees. In the present days, the teenagers Kayley, her boyfriend Mike, her cousin Nicole and the outcast Thomas travel to the house in Donner Pass of Thomas's parents that are in Europe. Thomas recommends his friends to be careful with the house since his parents do not know that they are spending the weekend there. They learn that the police are hunting down the criminal James Michael Epstein. Out of the blue, the troublemaker boyfriend of Nicole, Derek, comes with his friends Brody, Valerie and A.J. in his SUV to stay with Nicole, despite the protests of Thomas. Soon their beer runs out and Brody drives the SUV to buy some more in the town. Brody goes missing and soon Mike, Kayley and Thomes find his body eaten. Meanwhile Valerie is murdered near the house and the car has flat tires. Who might be the cannibal that is attacking the group?


Synopsis / Plot Summary: Donner Pass has a well-known and macabre history - the place where George Donner and his party got stuck in the winter of 1846 and were forced to resort to cannibalism to keep from starving. But what if it wasn"t just history?

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Donner Pass Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2011 (more 2011 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 86 minutes /
Genres:  Horror
Directors: Elise Robertson
Stars: Elise Robertson, Russ Russo, Joel Stoffer, Thomas Kopache, Luca Bovelli … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Nov 15, 2012
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Donner Pass Release Dates In Theaters: Nov 15, 2012
Writers: R. Scott Adams, Mouncey Ferguson
Producers: Kent Barker, Lissa Barker, Bob Bobala, Steve Cook, Duncan Ferguson, Mouncey Ferguson, Sue Ferguson, Adam Kaplan, Harold Lippman, Peter Liu, Eric Pannese, Kaitlin Pannese, Jim Robertson, Jim Schorr, Albert Skorupka, Patti Skorupka, R. Taylor Stevens, Jude S. Walko, Carol Warner, David Yan
Musicians: Stefan Girardet
Cinematographers: Bobby Scott
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