Hidden Worlds: Caves of the Dead

Hidden Worlds: Caves of the Dead (DVD) (*)

$34.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Norbert Vander

Written By:
Norbert Vander

Actors:
Christian Howe ..... Himself
Florian Huber ..... Himself
Uli Kunz ..... Himself
Robert Marc Lehmann ..... Himself
Ronald Nitschke ..... Himself
Robert Schmittner ..... Himself
Colin Solman ..... Himself

Synopsis:

In the days of the Mayas, cenotes - deep, natural pits on the Yucatan peninsula - provided the only means of obtaining drinking water. But in the mythology of this advanced civilisation, these waterholes and caves were also the entrance to Xibalba - the underworld. All deceased were obliged to pass through Xibalba and wait there until they were called into heaven. It was a place in which one made sacrifices to the gods - objects of daily life, as well as bloody, human sacrifices. To this day, the relics of these acts are still in place preserved underwater for more than a thousand years.

The entrance to the underworld begins at a dirty waterhole in the middle of the Mexican jungle overgrown and barely recognisable. But immediately after entry, a hall of breath-taking dimensions and beauty is revealed. As if they were sculptures, stalactites and stalagmites lend the underwater cave an almost sacred ambience. By now, one has succumbed to the fascination emanated by the world's largest underwater cave system. We accompany four professional research divers to Yucatan - a team of specialists, able to squeeze their bodies through crevices and holes, barely larger than their bodies and who master dives that would push even the most experienced divers to their limits. With them, we penetrate worlds only a few people have ever ventured into. We encounter the remains of human victims, prehistoric fireplaces and primeval animal skeletons and undertake a dive, which takes us from the primeval forest to the open sea. We then enter Xibalba - the place of myths and the dead. In the days of the Mayas - a voyage of no return. Today, this is one of the greatest challenges one can face as a diver - the hidden world of the underwater caves of Yucatan.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 January, 2014.