Greenland: The Icy Eldorado

A sober, talk-heavy briefing on distant power struggles, more informative than immersive, with striking ice-scapes breaking up the geopolitics.

Directed by

Jean-Yves Cauchard, Vivien Meltz

Genres

Documentary, Tv movie

Starring

Aurine Crémieux, Avaraaq Bendtsen, Jens Heinrich

Overview

Greenland has become a major geopolitical issue between the United States, Europe, Russia, and China due to its geographical location and mineral resources. Its geopolitical destiny will have significant ecological consequences for the entire planet. What choice will the people of Greenland make? The largest island in the world, with its 2.2 million square kilometers covered 80% by ice, is also one of the least densely populated territories on Earth, with barely 57,000 inhabitants. Mainly living off fishing, tourism, and Danish subsidies, yet sitting on a potential treasure. We are talking about 25% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves, the third-largest uranium reserves, and 20% of rare earths. An icy Eldorado that today sparks all sorts of ambitions, one of the hotspots where the future of our multipolar world is being shaped. This is what the film will explore, addressing both its economic and commercial challenges, as well as its geo-ecological and military implications.

How it feels

Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, power, environment, colonialism

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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