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The Drift

2026 · 83 min

A spare, quietly tense endurance test that strands you on thinning ice with little dialogue and a growing sense of cold dread.

Directed by
Taavi Vartia
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Overview
A survival drama about an ice skater stranded on an ice floe at the Arctic Sea. When the ice floe starts to float towards south and melt, the ice skater must use all means necessary to survive.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Survival, isolation, nature
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Taavi Vartia
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    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
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, thriller
    Directed by
    Taavi Vartia
    Written by
    Taavi Vartia
    Starring
    Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Nikos Koukas, Mimi Roivainen, Jasmin Simonen
    Cinematography
    Nikos Karanikolas
    Runtime
    83 min
    Country
    Finland, Greece
    Languages
    English

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