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Antarctica: A Year on Ice

  • 20132013
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.5K
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Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE is a visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year-round. The research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close-knit international population of scientists, technicians and craftsmen. Isolated from the rest of the world, enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets, Antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on Earth. Capturing epic battles against hellacious storms, quiet reveries of nature's grandeur, and everyday moments of work and laughter, this unique documentary shows a steadfast community thriving in a land few humans have experienced. Using specially modified cameras and spectacular time-lapse photography, filmmaker Anthony Powell captures the splendor of the region like no film before. ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE gives testament to the planetÂ’s natural wonders, humanityÂ’s thirst for adventure, and the emotional extremes that accompany a year within the last pristine wilderness on the planet.
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A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest ... Read allA visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth.A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anthony Powell
  • Writers
    • Simon Price(story editor)
    • Anthony Powell(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Powell
    • Genevieve Bachman
    • William Brotman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Powell
  • Writers
    • Simon Price(story editor)
    • Anthony Powell(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Powell
    • Genevieve Bachman
    • William Brotman
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    • 29User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 3 nominations

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      • Anthony Powell
    • Writers
      • Simon Price(story editor)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The time-lapse sequence in the film of the ice pressure ridges changing shape took 5 months to capture, and lasts about 8 seconds on screen.
    • Quotes

      Anthony Powell: There's a saying among the women of Antarctica, "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

    • Connections
      Follows Frozen Planet (2011)

    User reviews29

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    Top review
    9/10
    So Interesting that you forgot about imperfections...
    A documentary made through the lenses of Anthony Powell, photographer who spent many years in Antarctica lead you to the incredible journey to the world we really don't know much. The author describe just a portion of this amazing place over one year of time, combining short interviews, wonderful time lapse photography and just a glimpses of ordinary life of the small population that works on Antarctica. The movie opened many fascinating phenomena, from the mighty storms and winds, cold, 4 months in constant daylight and than darkness and the ways people adapts to those conditions, (T3 Syndrome, for example) which can really be a separate topics for more than one documentary.

    Although the movie is not perfect, by my opinion, as it lack some inside to the geography of the place and at least some facts about the conditions there, it basically opened many more questions form me. This movie and its amazing topic with conditions where it was filmed basically don't give you the space to moan about imperfection that surely exists. Instead, it make you wondering about all what is seen, with a feeling that you would like to see much more.
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Antarctica
    • Filming locations
      • Antarctica
    • Production company
      • Antzworks
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $288,757
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,238
      • Nov 30, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $288,757
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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