Fear runs deeper|Oct. 14, 2009|United Kingdom|94 Min.|R
Genre: Adventure;Horror;Thriller
Description: “The Descent: Part 2” is a 2009 British adventure horror film and a sequel to the 2005 movie “The Descent.” Directed by Jon Harris, the screenplay was written by James McCarthy, J Blakeson, and James Watkins. Produced by Christian Colson and Ivana MacKinnon, with Neil Marshall, the creator of the original film, serving as an executive producer, the movie was filmed in London and Surrey. It premiered in UK cinemas on December 2, 2009, and was later released straight to DVD in the US on April 27, 2010.
The story picks up two days after the events of the first film. Sarah, traumatized and covered in blood, emerges from the cave system with no memory of what transpired. At the hospital, doctors discover that some of the blood on her matches that of Juno, one of her missing friends. Sheriff Vaines and Deputy Rios, along with three cave exploration experts—Dan, Greg, and Cath—take Sarah back to the caves to search for the missing women. They enter through an old mine shaft operated by an elderly man named Ed.
Near the cave entrance, the group finds Rebecca’s mutilated body, triggering Sarah’s fragmented memories. Suspicious of Sarah’s involvement in the disappearances, Vaines confronts her. During a tense moment in a narrow tunnel, Sarah lashes out at Vaines and Greg before fleeing. The team splits up to search for her, but a scare from a “crawler” causes Vaines to accidentally fire his gun, leading to a cave collapse. Cath becomes trapped under the debris, forcing the others to find another route.
As they navigate the caves, they stumble upon a chamber filled with bones and discover Holly’s damaged video camera. Watching the footage, they realize the missing women were attacked by the crawlers. Sarah, hiding nearby, overhears the recordings and begins to recall the horrifying events she had forgotten.
Cast director: Jon Harris
Cast actor: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Gavan O’Herlihy, Josh Dallas, Anna Skellern, Saskia Mulder, Douglas Hodge, Krysten Cummings, Michael J. Reynolds, Jessika Williams
Original name: The Descent: Part 2