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A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Hilmir Snær Guðnason
- Petri
- (as Hilmir Snær Gudnason)
Einar Sigurðsson
- Inuit
- (as Einar Sigurdsson)
Árni Thórarinsson
- Soldier
- (as Árni Thorarinsson)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- GoofsIn the hidden medical ward, a dual trace oscilloscope is being used as a heart monitor. A soldier plays the national anthem on a mini Casio keyboard that has not yet been invented.
- ConnectionsFeatures Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- SoundtracksI'm Sittin' on Top of the World
Composed by Walter Jacobs and Lonnie Carter
Performed by Jefferson Parish and Bob Loveday
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The establishing shots introduce a seemingly endless and dreary vista, a concept that the film then exploits with poor acting and a mundane story line.
Set on a US Army base in Greenland Saul Metzstein shoehorns in some unsophisticated communist imagery, made more obvious from wooden badly cast characters. The moralising of the story is minimised by the inability to sympathise or engage with the characters.
There is no chemistry between Biggs and McElhone. It seemed unbelievable to me that strong and intelligent Irene Teal would fall so naively for bullying Lane Woolwrap. Unfortunately Biggs will always be the guy who did 'that' to the Apple Pie.
The 'engaging hooks' the film presents are so tedious that once truths are exposed in the final act they create no greater emotional response than disinterest.
Set on a US Army base in Greenland Saul Metzstein shoehorns in some unsophisticated communist imagery, made more obvious from wooden badly cast characters. The moralising of the story is minimised by the inability to sympathise or engage with the characters.
There is no chemistry between Biggs and McElhone. It seemed unbelievable to me that strong and intelligent Irene Teal would fall so naively for bullying Lane Woolwrap. Unfortunately Biggs will always be the guy who did 'that' to the Apple Pie.
The 'engaging hooks' the film presents are so tedious that once truths are exposed in the final act they create no greater emotional response than disinterest.
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- lou_jackson73
- Sep 27, 2005
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $42,022
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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