Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Against The Ice will be with us this week

DSC05949.ARW – Against The Ice. (L to R) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ejnar Mikkelsen and Joe Cole as Iver Iversen in Against The Ice. Cr. Photographer; Lilja Jonsdottir/Netflix © 2022

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

Written, produced and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the film is based on the Danish novel “Two Against the Ice” by Ejnar Mikkelsen. Directed by Peter Flinth (“Arn: The Knight Templar”, Nobel’s Last Will), the film also stars Joe Cole (“Peaky Blinders”, “Black Mirror”).

Releasing Globally on Netflix March 2, 2022.