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"ARCTIC"
 (2019) (Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir) (PG-13)

At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs None
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Moderate
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons None
Imitative Behavior Minor
Jump Scenes Moderate
Music (Scary/Tense) Moderate
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Heavy
Sex/Nudity None
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Moderate
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Moderate

QUICK TAKE:
Drama: The lone survivor of a small plane crash in a remote section of the Arctic does what he can and must to survive.
PLOT:
It's been several weeks since H. Overgĺrd (MADS MIKKELSEN) was the lone survivor of a small plane crash somewhere in a remote section of the Arctic. His daily routine consists of catching fish via ice fishing, carving out and keeping clear large SOS letters in the snow and rocks, and using a crank radio beacon in hopes of contacting any craft that might be passing somewhere nearby. He seems to luck out when he gets a return signal from a small chopper that briefly hovers over him before losing control and crashing nearby.

The pilot perishes in that crash, but his unnamed wife (MARIA THELMA SMÁRADÓTTIR) survives, albeit unconscious and badly wounded. Overgĺrd manages to drag her back to the wreckage of his plane where he tends to her wound and realizes his situation has become more complicated than before. From that point on, and with a new topographic map he's found in the chopper wreckage, Overgĺrd must decide whether to stay put or set off on a long and arduous trek through hostile environs in hopes of reaching a remote base listed on that map.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Probably not.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
For language and some bloody images.

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