Against the Ice

Feb 10, 2022

1h 41m

★ 6.8

Survive the search. Survive each other.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Adventure

History

Production Companies

RVK Studios

Ill Kippers

Against the Ice Trailers

Cast

Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Iver Iversen

Joe Cole

Minister Neergaard

Charles Dance

Naja Holm

Heida Reed

Jørgensen

Gísli Örn Garðarsson

Laub

Sam Redford

Poulsen

Diarmaid Murtagh

Bessel

Ed Speleers

Unger

Frankie Wilson

Captain Holm

Nick Jameson

Captain Amdrup

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Minister's Secretary

Árni Þór Lárusson

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