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Beyond the Pole

  • 2009
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
414
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Beyond the Pole (2009)
Starring:Starring Stephen Mangan (Green Wing), Rhys Thomas (The Fast Show), Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood), and Helen Baxendale (Friends) 

Awards:Spirit Award nomination (Warsaw International Film Festival) World Cinema nomination & Special Jury Award Winner (Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival), 

Beyond the Pole is the story of the first Carbon Neutral, Vegetarian, Organic expedition to the North Pole. An extraordinarily dangerous expedition made extraordinarily more dangerous by the fact that the explorers attempting this feat are amateurs who have never done anything like this before. 

A kind of comedy adventure disaster road movie...in a land without roads.

British indie comedy at its finest.
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A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.

  • Director
    • David L. Williams
  • Writers
    • Neil Warhurst
    • David L. Williams
  • Stars
    • Rhys Thomas
    • Stephen Mangan
    • Mark Benton
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    414
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    • Director
      • David L. Williams
    • Writers
      • Neil Warhurst
      • David L. Williams
    • Stars
      • Rhys Thomas
      • Stephen Mangan
      • Mark Benton
    • 23User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Rhys Thomas
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    • Brian Tongue
    Stephen Mangan
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    • Mark Bark Jones
    Mark Benton
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    • Graham
    Rosie Cavaliero
    Rosie Cavaliero
    • Sandra
    Alexander Skarsgård
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    • Terje
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    • Becky
    Lars Arentz-Hansen
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    • Ketil
    Patrick Baladi
    Patrick Baladi
    • Robert
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    • Grandad in supermarket
    Kay Burley
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    • Newsreader
    Elizabeth Croft
    • Summer
    Kevin Donovan
    • Photographer
    Christian Gill
    • Well Wisher 1
    Jane How
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    James McNeill
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    Karl Rhodes
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    • Trivia
      Cast and crew accommodation in Greenland were 4 shipping containers welded together.
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    6/10
    A Not-so-serious look at a Serious Subject
    I viewed Beyond The Pole as a comedy first and ecological message second. Starting off with an idealogical dream, out two intrepid heroes (Steve Mangham and Rhys Thomas, both displaying flair for comedy) come up with an idea of combining a dream to reach the north Pole with getting into the Guinness Book of Records. They're going as the first non-supported, carbon-free and vegetarian team.

    After selling flats and leaving a pregnant wife, the duo get to the Arctic (a beautifully dramatic landscape, filmed in Greenland) and correspond with home, via an amusing and always eating Mark Benton, whom, along with Rhys' wife, talk to them via satellite from a caravan in the middle of a field. Mangham's wife, meanwhile, jollies it up in the south of France with his old school-pal.

    Back in Greenland, the team's cameraman shoots an inquisitive polar bear and things start to fall apart and frictions arise between the two pals. Hot on the their trail are an organised and professional Norwegian team, competing under the same rules. When they catch up with our motley duo, they find that out that they happen to be a gay couple. Or were. A couple, that is.

    It's fresh and breezy, but never THAT funny and I found some of the relationship bickering a bit trying though overall, a fair stab at something a bit different and ultimately quite enjoyable.
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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bono, Bob, Brian and Me
    • Filming locations
      • Greenland
    • Production companies
      • Shooting Pictures
      • Polite Storm
      • UK Film Council
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      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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