Against the Ice

2022
TV-MA
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

29K

YOUR RATING

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Cole in Against the Ice (2022)

Against the Ice is a true story of friendship, love and the awe-inspiring power of companionship as two men succeed in finding proof Greenland is one island but not before battling extreme conditions in their fight for survival.

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Quest Survival Adventure Drama History

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

6.5/10

29K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

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.

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.

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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Review

Featured review

7/10

Great Story, Alright Movie

Incredible story, but I think I would die of absolute boredom. That is a long time to be stuck on a desolate frozen piece of land.

As for how that story was portrayed on film. Very much so-so. They still did it justice and all, but it honestly just seemed void of any real tension. The cinematography is pretty decent, but asides from that there's nothing that really stands out.

If you enjoy survival movies, or the arctic like I do than it's alright, but if you don't it's sure to be a bore.

'Arctic' with Mads Mikkelsen was better.