EditArctic (2018)

”Arctic” er ubetinget et con amore filmprojekt for Mads Mikkelsens. - Filmen handler om den danske forsker Overgård, der styrter ned i området omkring Nordpolen. For at overleve må han snart påbegynde en dødbringende rejse igennem det ukendte i håb om at bringe sig selv i sikkerhed. Udover Mikkelsen selv medvirker den islandske skuespiller Maria Thelma Smarádóttir. ”Arctic” er bl.a. produceret af Martha de Laurentiis. Hun og Mads Mikkelsen arbejdede også sammen på tv-serien ”Hannibal”. Det er brasilianske Joe Penna, som har intrueret filmen. Han har tidligere instrueret stop-motion kort film, hvoraf én af af dem er udstillet på Guggenheim museet i New York.

Mads Mikkelsen is an explorer in this not-the-typical adventure film. He hopes to be rescued with a helicopter but, shockingly, the pilot is killed. The character of Mikkelsen is only wounded and determined to survive until he manages to escape the icy wilderness of the Arctic. However, the explorer has to make a tough choice - to wait for another rescue in the relative safety of his camp, or to jump in the unknown and go seek for help on his own. "Arctic" is a quiet film, composed mostly of slow actions, hardly of any words. Despite of that, the emotions and even thoughts of the main character are so well articulated by the eminent Danish actor that will not leave you unconcerned.