Nova Zembla

Nov 24 2011 N/A 1h 48m
Drama, History

Gerrit de Veer, a novice writer on a 16th-century Dutch merchant vessel, chronicles the daring mission to discover a trade route across the North Pole to Asia. But the heroic journey turns into tragedy when the ship gets stuck in the relentless, penetrating ice. The men are forced to spend the winter on the frozen, arctic wasteland of Nova Zembla, fighting polar bears, hunger and lethal temperatures. Their chances of making it until the following spring are virtually zero.

Plot

This fact based drama chronicles the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk on their search for a new passage to the Indies. Due to icy waters, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there. The story is told through the eyes of Gerrit de Veer, an officer on the same voyage, and is loosely based on the famous diary he published in 1598 after his safe return.

Written by

Hugo Heinen, Reinout Oerlemans, Gerrit de Veer

Directed by

Reinout Oerlemans

Cast

Robert de Hoog, Victor Reinier, Jan Decleir

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Eyeworks Film & TV Drama, Inspire Pictures, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, RTL Entertainment, Saga Film

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Trailers
Nova Zembla Trailer HD
Scores
# of Votes
4,717
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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