The Icebreaker
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 120 min · ★ 5.9
Based on real events, this survival drama follows the crew of a Russian icebreaker after a collision leaves the ship trapped in Antarctic ice. Cut off during months of polar night, they must battle freezing conditions, isolation, and constant danger as they search for a way out.
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Details
- Original title
- Ледокол
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-20
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (112 votes)
- Box office
- $5,726,092
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like fact-based survival stories with extreme weather, isolation, and steady tension; Not for you if you want a fast-moving adventure or a lighter, more uplifting watch.
Pros: tense survival setup; harsh icy atmosphere; inspired by real events | Cons: bleak tone; confined setting; stressful nonstop danger
Themes
- ship
- iceberg
- disaster
- storm at sea
- icebreaker
Cast & crew
Pyotr Fyodorov
as Петров
Sergey Puskepalis
as Севченко
Anna Mikhalkova
as Галина
Olga Smirnova
as Люда
Aleksandr Yatsenko
as Цимбалистый
Aleksandr Pal
as Кукушкин
Vitaliy Khaev
as Банник
Dmitriy Podnozov
as Dolgov
Igor Khripunov
as Tikhonov
Anatoly Khropov
as Chernogortsev, staremech
Directed by Nikolay Khomeriki