We see today how cruel nature can be in the exciting survival thriller Arctic by Joe Penna. Here, Mads Mikkelsen fights for survival in the eternal ice and is completely on his own. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and received much praise. It was on TV last week.
One man against snow, ice and cold: Survival with Mads Mikkelsen in the thriller Arctic
As a small Passenger plane crashes in the Arcticonly the pilot Overgård (Mikkelsen) survives, setting up a small camp and fighting for survival. When help finally arrives, another disaster occurs. Now Overgård is forced to get himself and the seriously injured co-pilot across the ice. Again and again they encounter new dangers and the Hope of achieving their goal is constantly fading.
Arctic was the most difficult shoot of Mikkelsen’s career
The film was 91 percent of critics at Rotten Tomatoes. The acting performance of Mads Mikkelsen is highlighted, who makes it clear that for a exciting survival film hardly needs dialogueThe lead actor is proud of the film, as he reported in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
He read the script and immediately agreed. SFilming began just one and a half months later, but the actor didn’t tell his agent anything about it.
It felt like a rock’n’roll project‘We have a camera, so let’s do it.’ It was a bit like my first film and it’s nice to have that feeling at the age of 50.
The fact that there is almost no dialogue in the film initially seemed to be a positive for Mikkelsen, who was happy not to have to learn any lines, but as it turned out, The film became the most difficult shoot of his careerThe work in the Icelandic nature was hard, with winds so strong that car doors were ripped off their hinges and the Figure was psychologically challenging. “Mentally, it’s a lonely journey.” But as you can see today, the work was worth it.
Watch and stream the survival thriller Arctic on TV
Night owls were able to watch the ice-cold thriller on ZDF last Friday. If you missed it, you can watch it for free in the ZDF media library or stream it with a subscription on WOW.
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