The North Water

A grim, immersive descent into icy brutality, where every scene feels heavy with dread and the struggle to endure.

Created by

Andrew Haigh

Genres

Drama, Mystery

Starring

Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Kieran Urquhart

Tagline

Those who journey here will find only themselves.

Overview

Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon, signs up as ship's doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic; on board he meets Henry Drax, the harpooner, a brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Survival, isolation, violence, guilt

Content

Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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