Against the Ice (2022) on Netflix
NR20221h 42mAdventureDramaHistory
In 1909, Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen sails for East Greenland to disprove the American claim that Greenland is two separate islands. He crosses the ice with inexperienced engineer Iver Iversen.
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Plot summary
Danish explorer Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen organizes an expedition to Shannon Island in East Greenland in 1909. He means to disprove the American claim to the region, which holds that Greenland is split into two separate landmasses. A first trek to recover the records of an earlier, failed Danish expedition ends without success, and one crew member loses toes to frostbite. On that journey Mikkelsen finds the body of a Denmark expedition member, along with a log and a map marking a cairn. Only one man volunteers for a second attempt: Iver Iversen, an engineer with no experience of the Arctic. The rest of the crew remains behind with the ship while the two men set out across the ice.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Against the Ice (2022)
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- While filming Against the Ice, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's crew was once stranded on a glacier in Iceland during a storm, and the actor himself suffered a concussion while shooting the bear-fighting scene.
- The polar bear fight in Against the Ice was shot with CGI and a heavyweight judo champion as a stuntman, because director Peter Flinth had originally wanted to film the scene using a real polar bear.
- Director Peter Flinth cast Joe Cole as the inexperienced crew member Iver Iversen because the actor himself was unfamiliar with Greenland.
