Into the Ice is a visually stunning adventure that captivates you.
Climate change is becoming increasingly noticeable, the ice caps are melting and the sea level is rising. These facts seem familiar to us, but many details are still unknown. How quickly is the Greenland ice sheet really melting, how is it moving and what predictions can be made about future sea level rise?
In his film, Lars Ostenfeld sets out to find answers and accompanies the research expeditions of three charismatic climate and glacier researchers over four years. (We watch them drill ice, dig measuring stations out of the snow cover and abseil into ice gorges over 180 meters deep to take samples. We relax with them doing yoga in the morning sun and tremble with them when a threatening storm threatens to blow away the tent that is so vital to their survival. Thrills, natural idyll and research work go hand in hand on the ice cover.)
Ostenfeld succeeds in creating an impressive synthesis between action, information and appeal. His images not only open our eyes to the beauty, but above all to the incredible diversity of the seemingly monotonous ice plain.
In the German version, Ostenfeld is voiced by Campino (Die Toten Hosen). A voice that resonates not least because he is also a climate activist.