Against the Ice Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Against the Ice is a true story of friendship, love and the awe-inspiring power of companionship.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

Cited as official plot version

Adventure Drama Adaptation True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Against the Ice.

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  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

  Shot Caller, The Other Woman

• J
  Joe Cole

  The Actor, The Damned

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  Heida Reed

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  Gisli Orn Gardarsson

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

• C
  Charles Dance

  Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Your Highness

Crew Behind the Film

The Against the Ice behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Peter Flinth

Screenwriters

Joe Derrick
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Producers

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Baltasar Kormakur

Production Details

What we know about the Against the Ice movie production.

Key Facts

• The film is inspired by true events.
• Adapted from Ejnar Mikkelsen’s Danish novel "Two Against the Ice".

Production Updates for Against the Ice

Jan 2022

Completed

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