Ice Bound

A quiet, harrowing true-story survival drama that traps you in the cold with a woman fighting her own body, drawing you into the slow-building warmth of an unlikely community.

Directed by

Roger Spottiswoode

Genres

Tv movie, Drama, Adventure

Starring

Susan Sarandon, Aidan Devine, Cynthia Mace

Tagline

Nature would test her strength. Fate would prove her courage.

Overview

Physician Jerri Nielsen finds herself stranded at the Amundsen-South Pole Research Station along with a tiny staff of researchers and technicians. Though there is at first little love lost between the somewhat aloof Nielsen and her more down-to-earth colleagues, a strong bond develops among them as the extreme winter progresses.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, isolation, healing, found family

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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

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