Greenland is a country that most people will never visit. It doesn’t have the appeal that other European countries might have, and mostly that’s because the weather and landscape seem beautiful but also pretty inhospitable. Well, that is further exemplified in the new film, “Against the Ice.”
As seen in the trailer for “Against the Ice,” the film follows the story of a couple of guys in 1909 who are given the mission to venture into the brutal wintery landscape of Greenland to recover the lost findings of Denmark’s Arctic Expedition. All in the hopes of trying to prove that Greenland is one big island.
READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2022
The cast includes Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Charles Dance, and Heida Reed. “Against the Ice” is directed by Peter Flinth, based on a script co-written by Joe Derrick and Coster-Waldau.
“Against the Ice” arrives on Netflix on March 2. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
In 1909, Denmark’s Arctic Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to Northeast Greenland. This claim was based on the assumption that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving his crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen embarks on a journey across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen (Joe Cole). 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. Against the Ice is a true story of friendship, love and the awe-inspiring power of companionship.