The Pass (1988 film)

The Pass
Directed by	Vladimir Tarasov
Written by	Kir Bulychov
Distributed by	Soyuzmultfilm
Release date	1988 (USSR)
Running time	30 mins
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Pass (Russian: Перевал, romanized: Pereval) is a 1988 Soviet animated short film, directed by Vladimir Tarasov and written by Kir Bulychov. It is adapted from the first chapter titled The Pass from Bulychyov's novel The Settlement (printed in English as Those Who Survive).

Plot

On a distant, snow-covered planet, a starship from Earth crashes. Due to dangerous radiation levels, the survivors have to evacuate far away. Over years, the radiation levels go down but all attempting to return to the ship die when crossing a treacherous mountain pass, due to a combination of the elements and wild animals who come out at night.

Finally, when only a few survivors are left, their teenaged children - all who were born on the world - and one of the adults decide to try to reach the ship one last time, to gain needed supplies and set off a beacon that would summon a rescue mission.

External links

• Pereval at IMDb
• The Pass at Letterboxd
• ПЕРЕВАЛ / THE PASS, cartoon, USSR, 1988, (with ENGLISH subtitles) on YouTube
• "Soviet dreams of the future". Sudo Null IT News. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
• "TREK TO THE CRADLE: THE PASS". Paneurasianist Weeb. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
• "The Pass". Letterboxd. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
• "SOVIET SCI-FI ANIMATION AT THE CLINTON STREET THEATER". Church of Film. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
• "Pereval". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 24 September 2021.