"THE DESCENT".(Weekend) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: August 3, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

While on a holiday exploring caves, six women become trapped underground when a fallen rock blocks their exit in "The Descent."

Searching for a way out, they are attacked by a race of predators.

But the one who is the most panicked is a young women (Shauna Macdonald) who is fighting for her sanity after a mental collapse due to the death of her family.

The film was written and directed by Neil Marshall and has b...

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