Expedition To The End Of The World
Directed by Daniel Dencik
BANFF
2013
CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2013
HOTDOCS
2013
TURE/FALSE FILM FESTIVAL
DOCVILLE
2013
Denmark, 2013, 90 min, in English and Danish with English Subtitles
A three-masted schooner packed with artists, scientists, and philosophers sets off on a grand journey to one of the last uncharted areas of the globe: the rapidly melting massifs of Northeast Greenland.
"Mesmerizing and spectacular wilderness documentary."
- Salon
Press
The Chicago TribuneA beautiful thing to behold.
The Boston GlobeWitty musings on the cosmic circle of life.
The OregonianA fascinating meditation on the different ways nature can be experienced.
Los Angeles TimesBreathaking images.
Santa Fe ReporterA beautiful/scary documentary about climate change.
The StrangerOminously gorgeous, philosophically rich.
Hollywood SoapboxPerfectly captures the wonderment of Greenland.
Wall Street JournalManages to mesmerize and evoke ecological anxiety at the same time.
New York PostSome of the most stunning landscape cinematography imaginable.
Pop MattersThe film helps you to look at the earth, so majestic, so superb, and to want more than ever to be aware.
New York Daily NewsThought-provoking.
BOMB Magazine Interview
NonficsBeautiful, contemplative and tumultuous.
SalonMesmerizing and spectacular wilderness documentary.
The Onion/av ClubCourses with the zeal of Robert Flaherty, the fearlessness of Werner Herzog and the fatalistic humor or Lars Von Trier.
Village VoiceA GORGEOUS, SURPRISING, meditative film. Opens up one of the world's last unknown places.
Leveled MagazineA documentary of pure exploration....visually intoxicating.
The DissolveCaptures nature at its most pristine and awe-inspiring.
The New York TimesHyper-vivid vistas.
The Globe And MailThe amazing imagery of stony beaches and stubbornly frozen fjords suggests nature's utter indifference to human presence, a well-trodden theme here given an entertainingly tricked-up treatment.
VarietyWith a mood and setting worthy of a murder story by Jack London, this audience-friendly, atmospheric work explores the ice-blocked fjords of northeastern Greenland
The Hollywood ReporterVisually ravishing, thought-provoking and benefitting from just enough playfulness to set it apart from the nature-doc herd.
Filmz.dk (Denmark)Do not miss out on this visually wonderful journey.
Cinemaonline.dk (Denmark)An incredibly well-orchestrated and integrated documentary.
Kristeligt Dagblad (Denmark)A magnificent documentary about the meaning of life.
Filmz.dk (Denmark)Do not miss out on this visually wonderful journey.