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Antarctic Tale

1980 ยท 198 min

A slow, stark expedition drama of men against endless ice, more about endurance and duty than spectacle.

Overview
The events of the film take place in the early sixties of the XX century, when the exploration of Antarctica was just beginning and the ice continent was full of secrets and mysteries. A group of polar explorers, before being sent to their homeland, is given the task of re-preserving the Vostok intracontinental station.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • work
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, adventure
    Directed by
    Sergei Tarasov
    Written by
    Vladimir Sanin, Ivan Mendzheritskiy
    Starring
    Konstantin Grigorev, Anatoliy Romashin, Alexander Vdovin, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Boris Khmelnitsky, Algimantas Masiulis, Boris Khimichev, Valeri Malyshev
    Cinematography
    Mikhail Koroptsov
    Runtime
    198 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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