Nova Zembla (2011)

Directed by

Reinout Oerlemans

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

12

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the last voyage of Dutch explorers Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk in 1596. Their ship gets stuck in ice on Novaya Zemlya, forcing the crew to survive a harsh winter in a shelter. The story is told through the eyes of crew member Gerrit de Veer.

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What happens

Nova Zembla is a 2011 Dutch historical drama film directed by Reinout Oerlemans. It is the first Dutch feature film in 3D. The film describes the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk through 1596–1597 when they and their crew tried to discover the Northeast Passage to the Indies. However, due to the sea ice, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there in Het Behouden Huys (The Safe Home). The story is told through the eyes of Gerrit de Veer, and is loosely based on a diary he published in 1598 after his safe return. Gerrit is portrayed as having a relationship with Catharina Plancius, the daughter of the astronomer, cartographer and reverend Petrus Plancius, who pioneered the concept of the North East passage to reach the Indies. The Novaya Zemlya effect, first described by De Veer, is shown in the film, albeit in a non-historical fashion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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