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In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland.

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Cast

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Ejnar Mikkelsen
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Iver Iversen
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Naja
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Amdrup
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Neergaard
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Jörgensen
Alan Graham ...
Icelandic Whaler
Haukur M. Hrafnsson ...
Halldór
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Holm
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Minister's Secretary
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Poulsen
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Laub
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Committee Member
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Bessel
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Unger

Directed by

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Peter Flinth

Written by

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ... (screenplay)
 
Joe Derrick ... (screenplay)
 
Ejnar Mikkelsen ... (novel)

Produced by

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ... producer
Peter Flinth ... executive producer
Agnes Johansen ... co-producer
Pipaluk K. Jørgensen ... production service producer (as Pipaluk Jorgensen)
Sindri Páll Kjartansson ... line producer
Baltasar Kormákur ... producer
Emile Hertling Péronard ... production service producer
Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson ... co-producer
Jasmina Torbati ... production executive: Netflix (as Jasmin Torbati)
Claire Willats ... commissioning executive: netflix

Music by

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Volker Bertelmann

Cinematography by

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Torben Forsberg ... director of photography

Editing by

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Morten Højbjerg

Editorial Department

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Eggert Baldvinsson ... on-line editor
Birgitta Engilberts ... assistant editor
Árni Geir Kristmundsson ... assistant editor
Mauricio Molinari ... pitch videos editor

Casting By

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Selma Björnsdóttir

Production Design by

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Atli Geir Grétarsson

Art Direction by

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Haukur M. Hrafnsson ... standby art director
Marta Luiza Macuga

Set Decoration by

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Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir
Frosti Fridriksson
Kolbrún Elma Schmit

Costume Design by

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Margrét Einarsdóttir

Makeup Department

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Árdís Bjarnþórsdóttir ... additional makeup artist
Ragna Fossberg ... additional makeup artist
Andreas Franz ... special makeup effects artist
Sophie King ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Kristín Kristjánsdóttir ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Áslaug Dröfn Sigurdardóttir ... additional makeup artist
Eva Von Bahr ... makeup designer

Production Management

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Ágúst Hauksson ... production manager
Joe Kotroczo ... executive in charge of production
Mikisoq H. Lynge ... unit production manager: Arctic Unit
Ingibjörg Ásmundsdóttir ... post-production supervisor
Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anna Björk Hilmarsdóttir ... second assistant director
Arngunnur Hinriksdóttir ... third assistant director
Gudjon Jonsson ... second unit director (as Guðjón Jónsson)
Siggi Kjartan ... first assistant director: Greenland Unit
Thelma Torfadottir ... second assistant director: Greenland Unit
Harpa Elísa Þórsdóttir ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Alexandra Baldursdottir ... graphic designer
Simon Bang ... storyboard artist
Ólafía Bjarnadóttir ... construction coordinator
Þórarinn Blöndal ... special props maker
Mikael Davíðsson ... welder
Jón Ragnar Daðason ... set dresser
Róbert Smári Daðason ... carpenter
Luis Diogo ... carpenter
Aldís Dagmar Erlingsdóttir ... prop maker / property assistant / standby props assistant
Arnar Steinn Friðbjarnarson ... construction set design
Pétur Örn Friðriksson ... special props maker
Sturla Friðriksson ... property assistant
Nikolai Galitzine ... set dresser
Nikolai Galitzine ... set dresser
Stefán Snær Grétarsson ... concept drawing artist
Julio Cecar Guiterrez ... carpenter
Kjartan Tindur Gunnarsson ... set dresser
Ásta Júlía Guðjónsdóttir ... on-set set decorator
Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson ... vehicle runner
Karl Magnús Gústafsson ... set dresser
Ari Kristján Halldórsson ... carpenter
Arnar Halldórsson ... carpenter
Omra Skinto Harding ... set painter
Ágúst Harðarson ... carpenter
Viðar Hauksson ... carpenter
Hallur Karl Hinriksson ... lead painter / scenic artist
Melkorka Embla Hjartardóttir ... property assistant
Haukur M. Hrafnsson ... standby art director
Hákon Örn Hákonarson ... construction supervisor
Tara Njála Ingvarsdóttir ... art department assistant
Arnar Long Jóhansson ... carpenter
Árni Jónsson ... property assistant
Brynja Kristinsdóttir ... set painter
Linda Hrönn Kristjánsdóttir ... set dresser
Rikhardur Hjartar Magnusson ... property master
Sturla Magnússon ... set dresser
Gabriel Markan ... graphic designer
Matija Mihaljenovic ... carpenter
Jóhannes Ottóson ... carpenter
Emil Petursson ... construction manager / construction manager: Iceland Unit
Björgvin Már Pálsson ... exterior set decorator
Haukur Valdimar Pálsson ... props assistant
Jon Steinar Ragnarsson ... construction set design
Ísabella Lilja Justinsdóttir Rebeck ... property assistant
Rebecca Scott ... property assistant
Guðjón Sigmundsson ... set dresser
Guðmundur Sigmundsson ... carpenter
Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson ... carpenter
Guðmundur Óskar Sigurmundsson ... property assistant
Þorsteinn Már Sigurðsson ... carpenter
Elísabet Arna Valsdóttir ... set painter
Asmundur Vermundsson ... carpenter
Rosie Welch ... property assistant
Ari Birgir Ágústsson ... on-set props / standby props
Anton Björn Árnason ... carpenter
Ágúst Österby ... carpenter
Reynir Þorsteinsson ... set dresser
Steingrímur Þorvaldsson ... set painter
Axel Þórisson ... carpenter
Helgi Þórsson ... carpenter

Sound Department

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Pétur Einarsson ... sound mixer / sound recordist
Agnar Fridbertsson ... sound mixer: second unit
Patrick Ghislain ... foley mixer
Kjartan Kjartansson ... sound designer
Ingvar Lundberg ... sound effects editor
Jón Atli Magnússon ... boom operator
Julien Naudin ... foley artist
Gunnar Árnason ... sound editor

Special Effects by

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Bjarni Grímsson ... special effects technician
Valdimar Johannsson ... special effects technician
Davíð Geir Jónasson ... special effects coordinator
Haukur Karlsson ... special effects supervisor
Gunnar Kristinsson ... special effects technician
Frosti Runólfsson ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Sigurgeir Arinbjarnarson ... compositor: Monopix
Eggert Baldvinsson ... additional compositor / visual effects colorist
Alannah Belanger ... visual effects head of production: MPC
Shubham Satish Bendre ... fx artist: MPC
Katharina Bormann ... visual effects producer: Shortcut
Lauren Camilleri ... visual effects editor
Ashish Chikhalkar ... digital compositor
Chris Davis ... 3d animation: MPC
Preshit Dhenge ... fx artist
Dan Dirckinck-Holmfeld ... visual effects supervisor: Shortcut
Teemu Eräma ... visual effects supervisor: Filmgate
Mattias Forsström ... cg supervisor: MPC (as Mattias Forsstrom)
Bjarki Guðjónsson ... visual effects producer
Isabella Ippolito ... visual effects pipeline td
Zafar Janjua ... visual effects producer: Union (as Zaf Janjua)
Gudjon Jonsson ... visual effects supervisor (as Guðjón Jónsson)
Pete Jopling ... executive visual effects supervisor: MPC
Kanit Joshi ... fx artist
Pétur Karlsson ... lead compositor: Monopix
Roo Knight-Jones ... visual effects producer: MPC (as Rory Knight-Jones)
Dean Koonjul ... visual effects supervisor: Union
Filip Kruse ... visual effects coordinator: Filmgate
Seng Lau ... animation supervisor: MPC
Suryakant Mahunta ... compositing supervisor
Jo Manawa ... visual effects head of crew management: MPC
Nileshsingh ... digital compositor
Ratnam Pandya ... matchmove artist: MPC
Tim Pruce ... visual effects 2d supervisor: MPC
Shivani Sedani ... matchmove artist
Sean Wheelan ... visual effects producer: Filmgate
Sheila Wickens ... visual effects supervisor: MPC
Mhairi Wyles-Lang ... visual effects department manager: MPC
Davíð Jón Ögmundsson ... compositor: Monopix
Eva Sólveig Þórðardóttir ... additional compositor
Jonathan Atkins-Potts ... compositor: Union VFX (uncredited)
Carlos Aviles ... senior imaging engineer: MPC (uncredited)
John Chelepis ... render wrangler: Union VFX (uncredited)
Sagar Netha Chirumalla ... fx artist (uncredited)
Maxime Cronier ... lead animator: MPC (uncredited)
Estelle Desnoulez ... fx td: Union VFX (uncredited)
Georgios Eleftheriou ... compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited)
Pierre Gilles ... visual effects generalist td: Union VFX (uncredited)
Christopher Gray ... visual effects executive producer: MPC (uncredited)
Johan Hansson ... compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited)
Hariprakash ... fx artist: MPC (uncredited)
Alexandre Hurtado ... compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited) / digital compositor (uncredited)
Apurba Kalita ... lead fx artist: MPC (uncredited)
Sammy H. Larsen ... assisting visual effects supervisor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited) / compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited)
Fraser Martin ... animator (uncredited)
Callum Mckay ... render wrangler: Union VFX (uncredited)
Evelyn Minango ... visual effects coordinator: Union VFX (uncredited)
Adam Passingham ... visual effects environment artist: Union VFX (uncredited)
Iain Read ... compositor: Union VFX (uncredited)
Dann Damgaard Sandgreen ... compositor (uncredited) / compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited)
Lizzie Shiers ... visual effects software td: MPC (uncredited)
Jamie Stokes ... matchmove artist: Union VFX (uncredited)
Lasse Strøm ... compositor (uncredited) / compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited) / visual effects (uncredited)
Junaid Syed ... visual effects supervisor: Blam Pictures (uncredited)
Claudio Tassone ... visual effects lighting artist: MPC (uncredited)
Stuart Turnbull ... visual effects modeler & texture artist: MPC (uncredited)
Sander Van Dijck ... compositor: Nordisk Film Shortcut (uncredited)
Venu Victor ... head of fx: MPC (uncredited)
Yann Vlamynck ... cg artist: Union VFX (uncredited)
Chris Wilson ... visual effects environment artist: Union VFX (uncredited)
Timmy Wong ... lookdev td (uncredited)

Stunts

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Arnar Orri Arnarsson ... stunt performer
Ingibjorg Helga Arnporsdottir ... stunt coordinator
Jón Viðar Arnþórsson ... stunt coordinator
Hjörtur Hjartarson ... stunt performer
Ingibjörg Helga Arnþórsdóttir Imma ... assistant stunt coordinator (as Imma Helga Arnþórsdóttir) / stunt double: Heida Reed (as Imma Helga Arnþórsdóttir)
Hrafn Þráinsson ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Thorir G. Agustsson ... genny operator
Jacob Barrie ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Andy Cole ... gaffer
Leon Czajkowski ... grip
Alexander Elfarsson ... additional lighting crew / electrician: Iceland Unit
Snorri Freyr Fairweather ... first assistant camera: "b" camera / first assistant camera: second unit
Brynja Dögg Friðriksdóttir ... video tape recording
Ólafur Pétur Georgsson ... electrician
Alan Graham ... Best Boy
Alan Graham ... best boy
Erla Margrét Gunnarsdóttir ... additional lighting crew
Bjarki Reyr Heimisson ... additional lighting crew
Nicholas Þór Peter Helgason ... first assistant camera
Kae Ho ... electrician
Úlfar Jakobsen ... grip
María Rún Jóhannsdóttir ... electrician
Kári Ísleifur Jóhansson ... camera trainee
Hinrik Jónsson ... key grip: Greenland Unit
Jóns Lilja ... still photographer (as Lilja Jónsdóttir)
Luke Lloyd ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Róbert Magnússon ... video tape recording
Ástþór Knudsen Margrètarson ... electrician
Tomas Marshall ... steadicam operator
John Ingi Matta ... grip: second unit, Iceland
Torben Meldgaard ... trinity operator
Oli Haukur Myrdal ... drone operator: Greenland Unit / drone operator: aerial footage
Christopher R. Nunn ... digital imaging technician/dailies colourist
Víðir Sigurðsson ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Atli Thor ... best boy grip
Sigurgeir Thordarsson ... key grip
Haraldur Hrafn Thorlacius ... grip
Óttar Andri Óttarsson ... additional lighting crew

Animation Department

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Seng Lau ... animation supervisor
Maxime Salvatore ... animator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Liv Elisabet ... extra casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rebekka Jónsdóttir ... breakdown artist / costume breakdown
Vala Magnusdottir ... costume assistant
Berglind Magnúsdóttir ... tailor
Eva Lind Rútsdóttir ... key costumer

Location Management

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Axel Valur Davíðsson Diego ... location night watch
Hjalmar Edvardsson ... location assistant
Róbert Garcia ... location manager
Birkir Grétarsson ... location assistant
Sigurður Guðmundsson ... location assistant
Guðjón Hafsteinn Häsler ... glacier location supervisor
Gísli Reynisson ... location night watch
Aron Nökkvi Ólafsson ... location night watch

Music Department

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Jan Andrees ... orchestrator
Volker Bertelmann ... musician: piano & harmonium
Bjarni Frimann Bjarnason ... conductor
Karina Buschinger ... musician: violin
Emil Þorri Emilsson ... musician
Isabelle Engels ... musician: violin
Francesco Fabris ... synth programming
Yair Elazar Glotman ... musician: bass
Philipp Kaminsky ... pro-tools engineer
Gregor Keienburg ... orchestrator
Moritz Kolb ... musician: cello
Daniel Kresco ... score mixer
Alev Lenz ... vocals by
Steve McLaughlin ... engineer
Paul Müller Reyes ... pro-tools engineer
Alexander Nikoleit ... pro-tools engineer
Lennart Saathoff ... additional arrangement / synth programming
Josh Semans ... musician: ondes Martenot
Raffael Seyfried ... additional arrangement / orchestrator / synth programming
SinfoniaNord ... orchestra
Guðrún Veturliðadóttir ... assistant recording engineer
Inga Magnes Weisshappel ... music editor
Ben Winkler ... pro-tools engineer

Script and Continuity Department

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Alex Kendall ... story editor
Sigríður Regína Sigurþórsdóttir ... script supervisor
Thelma Torfadottir ... continuity: Greenland Unit

Transportation Department

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Sumarlidi Adalsteinsson ... facility manager
Jón Bergs ... driver
Hákon Bjarnason ... driver
Harpa Groiss ... driver
Haraldur Grétarsson ... driver
Gunnar Guðjónsson ... driver
Kristján Guðmundsson ... facility manager
Bjarni Hjalmtyrsson ... driver
Stefán Torfi Hjörleifsson ... driver
Magnús Freyr Hlynsson ... driver
Jóhanna Logadóttir ... driver
Eggert Þór Olason ... driver
Erlingur Smári Rafnsson ... driver
Snæbjörn Sölvi Ragnarsson ... driver
Einar Sigurjónsson ... driver
Einar Bjarg Sigurðsson ... driver
Sigurþór Sigurþórsson ... driver
Garðar Skarphéðinsson ... driver
Daniel H. Skúlason ... driver
Snæbjörn Kári Stefánsson ... driver
Veigar Thor Sturluson ... transportation coordinator
Sigmundur Sæmundsson ... driver
Karl Ólafsson ... driver
Sigurður Anton Ólafsson ... driver
Þorgils Nikulás Þorvarðarson ... driver
Stefán Þorðvarðarson ... driver

Additional Crew

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Anny Björk Arnardóttir ... production assistant (as Anný Björk Arnardóttir)
Pétur Arnarsson ... safety
Terry Ashby ... associate production finance: Netflix
Fjóla Valdís Bjarnadóttir ... assistant: Baltasar Kormákur
Ólöf Birna Bjarnadóttir ... production coordinator: Artic Unit / production secretary
Metusalem Bjornsson ... production coordinator
Helgi Finnbogason ... medic
Sturla Friðriksson ... production assistant
Róbert Garcia ... animal wrangler
Gudmundur Gudjonsson ... health and safety supervisor
Haukur Henriksen ... assistant to director
Ísak Hinriksson ... office production assistant
Palmi Hlodversson ... medic
Henrik Jacobsen ... dog wrangler
Gunnar Jónsson ... catering supervisor
Gísli Hrafn Karlsson ... medic
Hjalti Freyr Kristjánsson ... fox trainer
Erin Levine ... production staff
Bergþór Másson ... production assistant
Rebecca Cathrine Kaad Ostenfeld ... fox trainer
Sesselja Hronn Petursdottir ... craft service
Atli Pálsson ... safety
Sunna Guðrún Pétursdóttir ... assistant production coordinator
Daniel Rittweger ... chef
Matt Rock ... recruiter
Claire Thuilliez ... dog wrangler
Quentin Thuilliez ... dog wrangler
Vignir Daði Valtýsson ... office production assistant
Eddie Ware ... recruiter
Óli Hjörtur Ólafsson ... production assistant

Thanks

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Rúnar S. Birgisson ... thanks
Camilla Bredholdt ... director's thanks (as Camilla Bredholt)
Mathilde Flinth Bredholt ... director's thanks (as Mathilde Bredholt)
Sofie Bredholt ... director's thanks
Bo Ehrhardt ... director's thanks
Per Fly ... director's thanks
Anders Helsager ... thanks: Orkla Food
Stefan Jaworski ... director's thanks
Anders Thomas Jensen ... director's thanks
Eric Kress ... director's thanks
Sigurdur Kristjánsson ... thanks: John Lindsay HF
Agnar Lúdvíksson ... thanks
Ole Christian Madsen ... director's thanks
Else Mikkelsen ... thanks
Naja Mikkelsen ... thanks
Erik Nyborg ... director's thanks
Anders Overgaard ... director's thanks
Niels Sejer ... director's thanks
Anders Smith ... director's thanks
Heimir Sverrisson ... thanks
Louise Vesth ... director's thanks
Thomas Vinterberg ... director's thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • Netflix (2022) (World-wide) (video) (SVoD)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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.

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Taglines Survive the Search. Survive Each Other. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Perdus dans l'Arctique (France)
  • Perdidos en el Ártico (Spain)
  • Prieš ledą (Lithuania)
  • Contra o Gelo (Brazil)
  • Борьба со льдом (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The production filmed on location on glaciers mostly in Iceland, some in Greenland, and relied minimally on CGI. In casting actor Joe Cole as Mikkelsen's very green companion Iver Iversen, the filmmakers warned the actor that the conditions would be harsh and comforts minimal. See more »
Goofs In the military briefing room while discussing search and rescue, the map in the background shows a modern-day outline of Greenland. Whereas the motivation for their exploration was to explore its unknown boundaries. See more »
Quotes Neergaard: [at podium] Remember the single most important task for an explorer. When you travel into unknown lands to discover new parts of the global, it is to ensure the records of your discoveries are delivered back safe and sound, with or without you. Otherwise it is all in vain. The blood, and sweat, and tears, would all be for nothing.
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