ARCTIC (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mads Mikkelsen (The Hunt), Maria Thelma Smáradóttir (Black’s Game)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joe Penna (film debut), director, writer; Ryan Morrison (film debut), writer, editor; Noah C. Haeussner (Blood Is Blood), Christopher Lemole (Mudbound) and Tim Zajaros (Mom and Dad), producers; Joseph Trapanese (The Greatest Showman), composer; Tómas Örn Tómasson (The Man), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Overgård (Mikkelsen) is left stranded somewhere in the Arctic after surviving a plane crash. When he is suddenly joined in his isolation by the young survivor of a helicopter crash (Smáradóttir), both of them must now embark on a deadly trek through the frozen landscapes if they are to have any chance of surviving…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Mads Mikkelsen gives one of his strongest performances in this tense survival flick that pits him against the bitter cold of the Arctic desert.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH MAY 2019

Check out Arctic showtimes in London
on Walloh.

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Challengers (2024, dir. Luca Guadagnino)

A former tennis champion is caught between two former best friends…

Abigail (2024, dirs. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett)

A group of kidnappers realise that young Abigail is no ordinary child…

Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver (2024, dir. Zack Snyder)

A group of intergalactic rebels make their stand against a totalitarian regime…

Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024, dir. Rachel Lambert)

An introverted office worker befriends a new work colleague…

The Book of Clarence (2024, dir. Jeymes Samuel)

In 33 AD Jerusalem, Clarence takes advantage of the celebrity culture surrounding a certain prophet…

Back to Black (2024, dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson)

Rising singer Amy Winehouse falls in love with Blake Fielder-Civil…

Bleeding Love (2024, dir. Emma Westenberg)

A father and his addict daughter go on a road trip together…

Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)

A group of journalists travel across America as it descends into a modern civil war…

The Teachers’ Lounge (2023, dir. İlker Çatak)

A teacher conducts her own investigation into a series of thefts at her school…

Seize Them! (2024, dir. Curtis Vowell)

In Medieval England, an arrogant Queen is overthrown in a rebellion…