Eight Below (2006)

Directed by

Frank Marshall

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,841 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Antarctic research guide is forced to leave his team of sled dogs behind during a severe storm. He then risks everything to return and rescue them before it is too late.

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What happens

Eight Below, originally titled Antarctica: The Journey Home, is a 2006 American survival drama film, a remake based on the 1983 Japanese film Antarctica by Toshirô Ishidô, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Tatsuo Nogami, and Susumu Saji. It was produced by Patrick Crowley and David Hoberman, directed by Frank Marshall, and written by David DiGilio, with music by Mark Isham. It stars Paul Walker in the leading role. It also stars Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, and Jason Biggs. It was released theatrically on February 17, 2006, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution in the United States. The film is set in Antarctica but was filmed in Svalbard, Norway; Greenland; and British Columbia, Canada. It tells the story of a guide at an Antarctic research base who risks his life and the lives of his colleagues to save his dogs. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $120.5 million on a $40 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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