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Arctic
Why this pick
Like Against the Ice, this is a stripped-back Arctic survival ordeal, built around physical endurance, isolation, and the quietly punishing choices required to keep hope alive.
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MOVIE2022 1h 44m DNK
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Against the Ice
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen sleds across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen. The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island, but returning to the ship takes longer and is much harder than expected. Battling extreme hunger, fatigue and a polar bear attack, they finally arrive to find their ship crushed in the ice and the camp abandoned. Hoping to be rescued, they now must fight to stay alive. As the days grow longer, their mental hold on reality starts to fade, breeding mistrust and paranoia, a dangerous cocktail in their fight for survival.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Joe Cole
Iver Iversen