Last Days of the Arctic

Last Days of the Arctic

2011 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

Ragnar Alexsson, a.k.a. RAX, is among the most celebrated photographers in the world. His series Faces of the North are a living document of the dying cultures of the far northern reaches of the planet. His photo essays of farmers and fishermen in Icleand, and of the great hunters of Greenland give an amazing insight into everyday life of people who struggle a daily battle with the Arctic nature. A celebration of the photographer and his subjects, Last Days of the Arctic is an elegy for a disappearing landscape and the people who inhabit it.

Directed by Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson · Written by Margrét Jónasdóttir

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 15m together

Last Days of the Arctic

Mr. Bjarnfreðarson

Both from Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson.

More from Magnús Viðar SigurðssonSee all →

World's EndWorld's End · 2011
World's End
9.02011
SeriesComedyDrama
Set in 1992, Heimsendir is an isolated mental hospital on the outskirts of Reykjavík. The hospital, referred to as ‘World’s End’ is a last resort for many mental patients, many of whom consider it a home. Elementary school teacher, Einar, is committed against his will after a severe nervous breakdown and is critical about how things are run at the hospital and before long he has most of the patients on his side, rooting for change. Einar, along with the other patients, stages a revolution and takes over the hospital, declaring its a state within a state, a Utopia for the mentally ill.
AdriftAdrift · 2018
Adrift
6.82018
MovieThrillerRomance
Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp couldn't anticipate that they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope of rescue, Tami must now find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.
Against the IceAgainst the Ice · 2022
Against the Ice
6.82022
MovieDramaAdventure
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Mr. BjarnfreðarsonMr. Bjarnfreðarson · 2009
Mr. Bjarnfreðarson
6.22009
MovieDramaComedy
Centers on Georg Bjarnfreðarson, an over-educated know-it-all who has just been released from jail after a ten year sentence for manslaughter, but is still a prisoner of his own past.
The OathThe Oath · 2016
The Oath
6.02016
MovieDramaCrime
When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.
ArtunArtun · 2014
Artun
5.92014
MovieDrama
A boy from a small town has never kissed a girl. One day he and his friends decide to go to the 'big city' to see if they have more luck there. In the city, the boys get much more than they bargained for.
Áramótaskaup: 2016Áramótaskaup: 2016 · 2016
Áramótaskaup: 2016
3.02016
MovieComedyTV Movie
Áramótaskaup: 2016 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.
Cod WarsCod Wars · 2001
Cod Wars
2001
MovieDocumentary
It’s now 40 years since the end of the Cod Wars between Britain and Iceland. During the 1950s and 60s, Britain consumed 430,000 tons of cod each year, but as the stocks started to diminish the livelihoods of fishing communities in both countries were at stake. Iceland took steps to protect their fishing industry - the mainstay of their economy - resulting in the three so-called Cod Wars. This was a David and Goliath struggle, where the small fleet of Icelandic gunboats were pitted against the British trawlers and the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic. This Icelandic film, made in 2001, tells the story from both sides and reflects on the impact of the Cod Wars in Grimsby and Hull.
SacrificeSacrifice · 2012
Sacrifice
2012
MovieDrama
Oli, his young girlfriend, and a scheming colleague are fleeing the Icelandic financial crises with a fortune in forbidden cash stuffed into a duffel bag. They head for Spain in their boat under cover of night. The seas rage and a horrible accident occurs. Marooned on a freezing outcrop of rock, the tension builds as the three violently disagree as they take drastic measures to survive.
Epic FailEpic Fail · 2009
Epic Fail
2009
MovieComedy
Epic Fail is based on true events that happened in Reykjavik, Iceland not so long ago. It is a 14 minute short film about a guy that finds himself in extraordinary situations and has to take matters into his own hands and put his trust in strangers that under normal circumstances, he never would have met and for sure never talked to. But when people find themselves in a situation and have to ask strangers for help then interesting things happen and we see that we are not so different after all and we should not judge the book by its cover.
Jón Gnarr: Once I Was A NerdJón Gnarr: Once I Was A Nerd · 1998
Jón Gnarr: Once I Was A Nerd
1998
MovieComedy
Icelandic comedian Jón Gnarr talks about sports, the dangers of airplanes, sheep and many other hilarious things in this classic 1998 stand up.
Les visages de l'arctiqueLes visages de l'arctique · 2011
Les visages de l'arctique
2011
MovieDocumentary

More Like This

The 11th HourThe 11th Hour · 2007
The 11th Hour
6.82007
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse
The Salt of the EarthThe Salt of the Earth · 2014
The Salt of the Earth
8.12014
MovieDocumentary
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
Standard Operating ProcedureStandard Operating Procedure · 2008
Standard Operating Procedure
6.82008
MovieDocumentaryWar
Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
Nanook of the NorthNanook of the North · 1922
Nanook of the North
7.11922
MovieDocumentaryDrama
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter