An anonymous tip-off sends Inspector Peter Glebsky to the “Dead Mountaineer’s” Alpine hotel.  But it is not until the isolated inn is cut off from the outside world by an avalanche that there is actually a murder – of one of the notable, but eccentric guests. As he investigates the tricky case, the inspector reaches the limits of what might be considered rational detective work. 

Underlaid with the psychedelic synthesiser sounds of Estonian composer Sven Grünberg, what starts as a traditional whodunnit segues into a surrealistic farce, moves from film noir to science fiction. 

Thematically and stylistically moving between Thomas Mann’s novel Magic Mountain and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and with intense modernistic interiors and glistening shots in deep snow, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel creates an enigmatic atmosphere it's impossible to ignore.

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