<P> The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 American romance survival drama film , directed by Hany Abu - Assad and written by Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe , based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Charles Martin . It stars Idris Elba and Kate Winslet as a surgeon and a journalist , respectively , who survive a plane crash , with a dog , and are stranded in High Uintas Wilderness with injuries and harsh weather conditions . The film premiered on September 9 , 2017 , at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6 , 2017 , by 20th Century Fox . </P>
<P> The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 American romance survival drama film , directed by Hany Abu - Assad and written by Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe , based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Charles Martin . It stars Idris Elba and Kate Winslet as a surgeon and a journalist , respectively , who survive a plane crash , with a dog , and are stranded in High Uintas Wilderness with injuries and harsh weather conditions . The film premiered on September 9 , 2017 , at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6 , 2017 , by 20th Century Fox . </P>
where did they crash in the mountain between us
where did they crash in the mountain between us
High Uintas Wilderness
High Uintas Wilderness