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Explorers spend a year in the southern-most continent.
  • Rating:
    PG (Language|Mild Thematic Elements)
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Anthony Powell
  • Producer:
    Anthony Powell
  • Writer:
    Anthony Powell, Simon Price
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $242.2K
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Cast & Crew

Genevieve Bachman
Self
William Brotman
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Michael Christiansen
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Tom Hamann
Self
George Lampman
Self
Peter Lund
Self
Anthony Powell
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Anthony Powell
Director
Anthony Powell
Screenwriter
Simon Price
Screenwriter
Anthony Biello
Executive Producer
Anthony Powell
Producer
David Donaldson
Original Music
Plan 9
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Steve Roche
Original Music
Janet Roddick
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Anthony Powell
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  • Way too much screen time is given over to folks describing what it's like to live in such a place, as opposed to, you know, actually living there.

    December 12, 2014 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

    Matthew Lickona

    San Diego Reader

  • "Antarctica" ultimately does evoke a sense of the place - its magnificent emptiness and inhuman, unspoiled purity.

    December 4, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Peter Keough

    Boston Globe

  • It is the simple glimpses of ordinary life in an extraordinary place that are the most stirring moments in the film.

    December 4, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Michael O'Sullivan

    Washington Post

  • Powell makes excellent use of time-lapse photography to capture such natural phenomena as a sea freezing over. What registers most strongly, though, is the sense of loneliness and professional drudgery.

    December 4, 2014 | Full Review…

    Ben Sachs

    Chicago Reader

  • Mostly what you get is a chronicle of tedious routine carried out in a killing climate. That gives this documentary a flavor that is strong and genuine. Just not very appealing.

    November 28, 2014

    David Hiltbrand

    Philadelphia Inquirer

  • A documentary that's essentially a tribute to a hardy group of people who've made a life on the ice.

    November 28, 2014 | Rating: 3/4

    Moira MacDonald

    Seattle Times
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  • Apr 22, 2015
    A very interesting look at the life of those who choose to work in Antarctica. This features some stunning visuals but also has an engaging and thought provoking side too due to the isolation involved.
    Ian W Super Reviewer
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