The Icebreaker

The Icebreaker

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Release Date

10/20/2016

Runtime

120 mins

Overview

The story is based on the real events of 1985. The team of a Russian polar icebreaker “Mikhail Gromov” discovered a giant iceberg. The ship came into collision while attempting to take cover from the weather and is forced to drift with ice along the Amundsen Sea coast. The crew of “Gromov” spent 133 days of polar night trying to find a way out of their icy trap. They have no room for mistakes; one wrong move and the vessel is crushed by ice.

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

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A gripping account of human resilience against an indifferent, crushing natural world. Watch a ship and its crew navigate 133 days trapped in Antarctic ice, where every decision carries the weight of life and death.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedEpicContemplative

Themes

SurvivalIsolationNature

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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