Arctic Drift

Overview

It's the largest Arctic expedition of all time. In September 2019 the German icebreaker "Polarstern" is on its way to the North Pole. The best scientists of their generation are on board. Their job are to collect data about the ocean, ice, atmosphere and life. The mission is to understand climate change, because the changes in the Arctic have an impact far beyond the region. The documentary provides spectacular close-ups of the MOSAiC expedition under the direction of the Alfred Wegener Institute together with the Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and shows the world of the Arctic during the polar night, from which hardly any data and images existed until now. A scientific, logistical and also human adventure of a community of researchers and crew members who let themselves be frozen with the ship for a year in the ice desert near the North Pole in order to use the natural drift of the ice, captured for the audience in impressive images.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 16, 2020

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English, German, Russian

Countries

Germany

Production

NDR,ARD,HR,RBB,Das Erste (ARD),UFA Show & Factual

Cast

Stefanie Arndt,Amy Macfarlane,Matthew Shupe,Giulia Castellani,Robert Ricker,Patric Simöes Pereira,Kai Rosenhagen,Jens Grafe,Jacqueline Stefels,Hans Honoldand 26 more

Director

Philipp Griess

Writer

Philipp Griess

Producer

Ulrich Zahn,Ute Biernat,Philipp Griess,Nico Hofmann

Cinematography

Susanna Salonen,Jakob Stark,Dieter Stürmer,Lars Barthel,Bettina Borgfeld

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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