Dead Mountain (2020) s01e02 Episode Script

Hi. I'm Igor Dyatlov.
Can I come in?
Igor! Come in, come in!
We were just talking about you.
This is Alexander Zolotarov,
instructor at the tourist base "Kaurov".
You can just call me Sasha,
nice to meet you.
I came for permission.
They said the route was approved.
Sit down!
You have chosen a difficult route, Igor.
third category of difficulty,
severe weather conditions,
highly rugged terrain,
no roads, no paths.
And two girls with you.
Lev Semyonovich, we can handle it,
all the guys are well prepared. I know everyone personally.
I understand, I understand.
By the way, Comrade Zolotarov
will go with you.
How come?
- To be honest, I invited myself.
I haven't been camping for a long time.
Been sitting around too much.
A group left from "Kaurov",
but I didn't make it on time.
So I had to ask your club
to attach me to someone.
Lev Semyonovich,
let's be honest.
You don't trust us?
Or do you think
that we can't do it without an instructor?
- Don't overthink it.
Everything was explained to you.
you'll thank me later.
Comrade Zolotarov has a wealth of experience,
there is much to learn from him.
And to be perfectly honest,
we'll feel safer as well.
Here is the protocol of the route commission.
You can have it.
Thank you. Can I go?
- Yes, go.
Igor!
I know it was a little unexpected,
but I think we'll become friends.
DYATLOV'S PASS
2nd episode
Yura, it's you.
- Hi, Zina.
Hi.
Gosya hasn't shown up yet?
- No.
Do you think they'll give us
a category three route?
They can't refuse Gosya.
He's a valuable employee.
Zina!
I think about you all the time.
Are you still mad at me?
- No, I haven't been for a while now.
Gosya!
So how did it go?
- We're going to Otorten.
Yurka, the route is approved.
Aren't you happy?
Of course I'm glad.
- Hurry up, we have to tell everyone.
We'll buy notebooks.
And we record everything in diaries.
Precisely!
- We need cameras.
Yura! This is Borya.
He graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering.
Borya wants to go camping,
remember the good old days.
Will you take him with you?
He's a good guy, an athlete.
There are no vacancies, the group is full.
- Maybe
Not gonna happen!
Well, everyone are nervous.
Sorry, Yeltsin, it didn't work out.
All right,
it wasn't meant to be.
January 23, 1959.
Kissing comrades,
close the window!
The wind is bone-chilling.
- In a minute.
Why are we still standing?
- They're changing the locomotive.
and she's what?
Do you get it? "And she's what."
I see you've already met.
Sasha told us a lot of funny jokes.
You have created a good team, Igor,
with a great sense of humor.
That's right.
- Goose, let's get settled.
Sasha, you haven't heard us sing yet.
- Go ahead!
Rustik, let's sing something.
Gosya, what's this?
- I'm also wondering why the hell are we taking him with us?
I didn't agree either, but Gordo
put me in front of the fact.
He's coming with us, period.
Oh, the Belen group!
He's coming with us to Vizhay.
What are you guys doing there?
Come and sing with us.
We are coming.
- Are you coming?
I'll be right there.
- Sasha, do you know our anthem?
Let's sing it now.
Lyuda, the train hasn't left yet,
and you've already started concert with requests?
Now we definitely can.
Through the fields, forests,
and the roads that are rocky
far from Sverdlovsk
or maybe even near
Take a look, my friend,
tourists walking with a song
iron tourists from UPI.
Yura!
What are you doing here?
Hello, Goose. I went out for a smoke.
Everyone's singing there.
You'll miss all the fun.
I'll go.
- Wait a minute.
What's going on with you?
All right. Simply
I feel uneasy.
- How should I understand this, Yura?
It's nothing!
Every time I go camping, I have this
Just forget it!
Hi.
- Igor, hi.
Hey, guys.
Look, Zheka, the new shift is growing up.
So you're going to Otorten?
- Yes.
I thought they wouldn't let you go.
This is a difficult route.
No, I don't smoke.
- Who's the moustache man?
Instructor at the tourist base.
The sports club said he was coming with us.
Oh, so that's what it is.
- It's all clear now.
What?
- Why were you released with the instructor?
What's the difference. I still lead the group.
- That's what you think.
The sports club knows better.
What if you get lost?
That's why they sent this daddy with you.
- And in Vizhay mommy is also probably waiting.
Smoking is harmful.
Igor!
- What with him?
Don't you worry, friend
we'll be back to Mom soon.
Guys, cut it out!
Enough songs for today.
Why?
- Because it's late
and we must gain strength.
Go to bed!
Gosya, are you serious?
- Yes.
Why should we go to bed?
- Alright listen up, it won't be an easy hike.
And first of all,
discipline and regiment is needed.
If someone is not satisfied with my decision,
they can get off at the next station.
Guys, I think Igor is right.
We'll have time for songs.
We have so much time ahead of us.
Let's go to bed!
You're so boring!
Even in the Henbane group,
it's more fun.
So, we're on a train.
I wonder what awaits us
on this hike?
What's new that awaits us?
Today, the guys solemnly swore
not to smoke during the hike.
I wonder
how much willpower they have?
Can they get by without cigarettes?
We're all getting ready for bed,
and behind the windows
Ural taiga is awakening.
Zina!
Zina!
What's with you and Yuri Doroshenko?
He looks very upset.
We broke up, Lyuda.
- How?
Just like this.
Besides, there was nothing there.
- Maybe you didn't have anything.
But he was flying around with wings.
I saw it.
Zina!
The girls in the dorm
predicted for me,
that on this hike someone
will fall in love with me.
Of course, maybe it's just silly.
However, if this happens, who do you think
it might be?
Maybe Rustik?
The girls were jealous when they found out
that he was going hiking with us.
He's very cute.
and plays the mandolin.
They say he comes from a professor's family.
But I don't think he's interested in me.
What about Kolya Tibo?
In any case.
He seems like a narcissist.
He doesn't notice anyone but himself.
Maybe it's because of his last name?
Tibo-Brignol.
He thinks he has French blood
and gets full of himself.
But what about Yuri Krivonischenko?
Yura?
Why not? They say he writes poetry.
He must be a romantic.
Yura! Yura! Yura!
Yura! Zina!
Zina, get up!
Zina! Lyuda! Lyudochka! Guys!
Get up! Get up!
Don't come with us!
Zina! Zina!
Yura, what's up with you?
Yurka, what did you jump up for? Go to bed!
I thought I saw something.
January 25, 1959
Yura, do you really write poetry?
Really.
- Can you read us anything?
Why would I?
Yura, please!
Read something, the audience is pleading.
Leave me alone!
Guys, look! Movies!
It can't be! Cultural recreation
it even gets to such a distant place like this.
Let's go!
- Come on!
We must be economical,
otherwise we will be left without money.
That's it!
The jury have spoken!
We wanted to go to the movies,
alas, we can't afford it.
It's a pity.
"The Voices of Symphony" is my favorite movie.
Wait!
Let's go see it!
- Lyuda, you just turned us down.
I have calculated everything - there is enough money.
For real. When's the next time we
get to go to the movies together?
Gosya?
- Alright, go on.
Hurray!
I'll stop by the forester.
He has a detailed map.
With all the approaches to the pass.
We'll need it.
Yurka, what happened?
Are you coming with me?
And I'll go with you,
to the forester, guys.
As you wish.
- I've seen this movie many times.
I'd rather go for a walk.
Let's say,
that I have a map of this place.
Could you let us see it?
Why wouldn't you just stay in town?
Why are you going out there?
At this time of year, even Mansie
don't go to Otorten.
We are not Mansies, we are experienced tourists,
with more than one hike behind our back.
There's three meters of snow,
it's full of gorges and holes.
The wind is blowing so hard,
Mansies say that it can even
push a deer into the abyss.
This is clear to us.
Will you show us the map, or not?
Think about it,
why should I help you?
If something happens to you,
they will hold me responsible.
We won't take it away from you,
we just want to take a look at it.
Rempel - what is the origin of that last name?
German.
- German, then.
Interesting.
Do you sell skins?
Or are you stocking up?
What do you care?
- I'm just curious.
You have a whole
supply point of skins here.
Must be a profitable business.
Alina!
Speaks in local language.
Here.
The map is old.
It's probably 70 years old.
But nothing has changed since then.
What was that?
- What do you mean?
There, in Rempel's house, with he skins.
He resisted, and I decided
to scare him with poaching accusation.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have seen the map.
- I would have found arguments anyway.
Without this criminal stuff.
You shouldn't have interfered.
I'm sorry if it didn't suit.
I just wanted to help.
Wait!
Wait!
You can't go to Otorten.
Neither to Kholat Syakhl.
Sorninai lives there, it is not a person,
it is a ghost.
She won't let you into her domain.
Kholat Syakhl is the mountain of the dead.
There the bird does not fly there,
the wolves go around it,
You should avoid it too.
- Did the forester sent you?
You want to scare us.
But it won't work, tell him that.
We have to go.
Sorninai is basically waiting for you.
In winter, she is hungry.
Anyone who comes to her, she will devour.
It will eat their tongue, their eyes
Amazing music, isn't it, Yura?
It's hard to describe in words.
Such happiness!
- What?
Oh, yes, yes.
I like movies about love.
Especially the musicals.
What?
I said I like it
when it's about love.
Well, yes.
- Yura!
Let's go!
Where are you guys going?
We're here to watch the MOVIE.
Why did I buy tickets?
Girl, can you keep it down?
So.. are everyone here?
- No, not everyone.
Some people can't say goodbye.
Guys, hurry up, we have to go!
- Just a second.
Go on, take it.
- Gallant cavaliers.
Girls, thank you
for this beautiful day.
Remember us, as young people!
- Maybe you won't have to remember us,
We will return and will remind you of ourselves.
Fellow tourists!
Please look at the lens!
January 26, 1959 .
6 days before the death of Dyatlov's group.
Is this the Second North?
- It doesn't look like it.
The Second North is abandoned, and here,
apparently, people live, look there are lights.
The Second North is one arm's
distance from here.
Spend the night here,
tomorrow you will go alone.
Well, we had a deal, didn't we?
A deal is a deal, but
it's getting dark, and I have to get back.
Don't be afraid, this is the 41st district.
A woodworking village.
50 workers live here.
you will be taken care of.
Bon appetit.
Thank you, very tasty.
- Eat, enjoy your meal.
Who wants more, do
not hesitate to speak.
Hold.
- Thank you.
So this is how it is, Tamara?
- What's that?
When we ask you for an additional portion,
you give us the middle finger.
You eat for three people every day.
And when will these guys eat like humans
on this hike?
Eat, eat!
Are you a leader?
- It's me.
I'm the team leader.
I'm just tagging along.
I decided to remember my youth.
Understood. So where are you going?
- We have to get to the Second North.
Our starting point is there
and then on to Otorten.
You won't find the Second North yourself.
You must know the way.
Grandpa Slava, come here!
Will you accompany the tourists to
the Second North tomorrow?
Tourists?
I will accompany them if you command me.
But what would they be looking for there?
You heard they're going to Otorten.
- To Otorten?
I was brought here
in the Stolpin carriage.
And these guys are eager to go there themselves.
Weird people!
Where are you kids going?!
Just think how cold it is out there.
How did your parents let you go?
We didn't ask anyone.
We're self-sufficient already.
Can I get you another portion,
Mr. self-sufficient?
Yes, please.
- Give it over.
If you leave tomorrow morning,
you'll reach Second North by evening time.
Put the backpacks in the carriage,
it will be easier for you.
Listen, the senior
that is with you
How long have you known him?
- Not at all, they attached him before we left.
He's an instructor. What is the problem?
He's not an instructor, he is from special department.
In what way?
- In the most direct.
That can't be right.
Why would they put a special department guy with us?
Who knows.
This may be for security reasons.
Our camp is on the outskirts.
But maybe some of you are
of interest to him, you should know better.
Grandpa Slava feels these things,
so be on your guard.
And warn your comrades.
You're so good!
Clever girl!
Gosya!
- What's the matter, Yurka?
I keep thinking
about her
who warned us about the ghosts.
The mountain of the dead, remember?
- These are old wives' tales, Yura.
What if
- What if?
The Mansies are pagans, they believe in ghosts.
All their spirits are evil.
They scare the foreigners with them.
That is how they guard their saints.
No, I understand, but
Don't you ever think there are things
we don't know about?
I don't know, some kind of power.
Gibberish. Enough, Yura!
What kind of a fly bit you?
I just had a dream.
That we shouldn't go there.
- Enough!
Stop trying to instill anti-Sovietism.
Don't say a word!
Especially in front of girls.
They are very easy to impress.
Gosya! Yurka is lagging behind.
Yura! Go ahead!
Yura! What's going on with you?
I have a bad leg.
Looks Like i caught a cold in the truck yesterday.
Are you in a lot of pain?
So far, it is tolerable.
I hope it passes.
Well.
Slow down and wait a little.
We'll take a break over this hill.
When you're rested, catch up with us.
Yeah, good.
- Don't lose track of the skis.
27 january 1959
Where can I get firewood?
Across the stream, over there.
Thank you.
We arrived at dusk.
we searched for a long time for a hut
with windows and doors.
The Second North is a deserted village,
no one lives here.
places around are charmingly beautiful,
like the Chusovaya river.
I have something to tell you.
about Zolotarev.
Come on, Gosya,
he's not from special department.
He looks like us, an
ordinary tourist went on a hike.
Yes, of course. You should have seen him yesterday.
He crushed the foreseter with those skins.
Yurka, remember how you treated him.
It's like he's being interrogated.
This is not an argument.
- So what's the argument?
The fact that his passport does not say Sasha,
but Semyon, is that not an argument?
How do you know?
I looked at his documents yesterday.
- What do you mean?
I did it while you were all asleep.
- Gosya!
What?
- Even if it is Semyon on the passport.
What's the big deal?
- Use your brains!
Why would one person introduce themselves
as Sasha, if that's not their name?
What are you guys arguing about?
Us
We argue about what's more important.
Love or friendship.
What conclusion did you come to?
Opinions are divided.
For example, I think
friendship is more important.
Sasha, what do you think?
I think the most important thing is honesty.
If you are not honest with yourself,
you are not honest with your comrades.
And the friendship won't be real.
So, if we ask you honestly, will
you answer us honestly?
I know what you want to ask me.
I saw you rummaging through my backpack last night.
According to the passport, I am Semyon.
My late commander's name was Sasha.
I owe him. He sort of saved my life.
So I took his name.
Do you have any rewards?
The order of the Red Star and several others.
When I went to the front,
I was younger than you, only 20 years old.
I reached Berlin without being wounded.
I was lucky.
The war taught me many things.
Read people,
know what's on their minds.
Like that forester.
- Did you say 'not a wound during whole war'?
How is this possible?
I think I'm bewitched.
- What do you mean, bewitched?
Guess, I said something stupid.
No, I was just lucky.
Okay, guys, I'm gonna go smoke
before going to bed.
What are you doing?
Next thing you'll give him your rations!
Go ahead!
You go last in the column.
21 April 1945,
province of Brandenburg, Germany
Let us go, I need to go home.
Please!
I need to go to Dresden. We give up.
- Let me go!
Let me go! Let me go!
This
This is my daughter.
She's waiting for me at home.
Put it away!
- Please!
What? Do you feel sorry for these fuckers?
Can't even eat your food?
Are you that worried
about that whore?
Have you ever wondered how they know Russian?
Everyone of them worked in concentration camps.
These bastards tortured our comrades.
What are you staring at?
Bastard! I hope you'll die soon.
What did you say?
Repeat what you said!
Say it again!
Come here!
She didn't do anything.
Let her go!
Let's go!
- No!
No!
No!
No!
Keep going!
Come here!
Comrade captain! Comrade captain! Don't!
Let's go.
Come, come.
He killed the other one.
He is alone now.
What are you saying?
- This is our chance.
Shoot!
Shoot!
No, you can't let us go.
We're monsters.
We did terrible things in that castle.
The girl that Martha showed you.
She is the daughter of a Jewish prisoner.
Martha gouged that woman's
eyes and cut out her tongue.
Then he put her in an ice bath
and she began to tear out her heart.
I can still hear her screams,
my head is splitting.
We all worshipped death.
But death is the only
thing we deserve.
This ring
it won't let you die.
Sasha, it's me
I came to apologize.
I'm sorry I treated you like this.
- It's all right, Igor.
No hard feelings, then?
- What hard feelings could there be?
Let's go to bed.
Tomorrow we are going for a hike.
Zina, where are you going?
- Nowhere.
Gosya!
Don't listen to them.
I know you did it for good.
- But it came out stupid.
What do you trust me to have
after all this?
What kind of a squad leader am I.
No Gosya.
We continue to believe in you.
Well, I believe in you.
Do you remember when we went
to the Sayan mountains?
How the snake bit me?
Then you told me
that everything would be fine.
I believed you.
And then you carried me on your back half a day,
to the nearest village, remember?
Remember.
Then I watched your pulse
beating on your neck.
There, under the ear.
And I knew that while it was throbbing,
nothing bad will happen to me.
You'll freeze.
Let's go in the house.
Yurka, get up! Wake up!
Get out of here!
Who has the knife? Cut the tent!
Lyuda! Come here!
Guys! Guys!
Give me your hand!
Lyuda!
What happened?
Did you have another nightmare?
I don't know.
It's not like a dream.
As if it was for real
with all of us.
Do you think I'm going crazy?
No, I don't think so.
Not at all
Better not to mention
anything about these dreams of yours.
There are things,
that should not
be told to anyone.
Trust me.
That's it, Frenchman!
You'll get it now.
Brace yourself.
Wait! Where Is Yurka Yudin?
Yurka!
Look at him!
All ready and still sitting here. We're waiting for you.
Yura!
Gosya, I'm sorry.
I'm not going to go any further.
Leg?
You'll tell everyone
that it's because of your leg.
Alright, Yura, be healthy!
I wish you were coming with us.
When we get back, we'll tell you everything.
Yura! What's wrong with you?
Don't get so upset!
We'll go camping together again.
See you later!
January 28, 1959
4 days before the death of Dyatlov's group.