movie backdrop
The Last Continent

The Last Continent

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 21, 2007

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

48%

Original Title

Le dernier continent

Production Companies

Téléfilm Canada, Glacialis Productions

Director

Jean Lemire

Description

In 2005, a small group of scientists and filmmakers agreed to leave everything behind for more than a year to sail to the Antarctic and live in isolation. Following in the path of the greatest explorers, expedition leader Jean Lemire and the crew of the Sedna IV dedicated themselves completely to measuring the threat posed by global warming in a place where Earth is particularly vulnerable. The resulting film, is a record of their incredible 430-day journey that inspires equal measures of fear and admiration. Alternating between captivating images of beauty and serenity, and spine-tingling sequences where the ship's crew finds itself on the edge of catastrophe, this is an expedition where danger and wonder are inextricably linked.