Expedition to the End of the World

Expedition to the End of the World

2DCS/ES12
Director:Daniel Dencik
Cast:Per Bak Jensen, Jonas Bergsøe, Bo Elberling, Jens Fog Jensen
Premiere:16. November 2019
Length:90 minutes
Genre:Document, Comedy

Director: Daniel Dencik  •  Cast: Per Bak Jensen, Jonas Bergsøe, Bo Elberling, Jens Fog Jensen, Jeppe Møhl, Morten Rasch, Daniel Richter, Tal Rosenzweig, Minik Rosing, Katrine Worsaae

A grand and adventurous journey of discovery to the last white areas of the world map. But no matter how far we go and how hard we try to find answers, we ultimately meet ourselves and our own transience.

A real adventure film - but in a very modern sense. On a three-mast schooner aboard with artists, scientists and ambitions worthy of Noah or Columbus, we set off towards the end of the world: in this case, the rapidly melting ice massifs in North-East Greenland. An epic journey where the brave sailors get acquainted with imaginary tent pitches, polar bear nightmares and entirely new species. But in their encounter with the new, unknown parts of our world, the crew - which ranges from the artists Tal R and Daniel Richter to the geologist Minik Rosing - addresses a number of questions of a fundamental, existential nature. Curiosity, great pathos and a liberating splash of humor come together in a film that is superbly orchestrated by the cinematic talent Daniel Dencik, who in one iconic image after another seduces us both far beyond and deep into the historical footnote that is humanity. A film that is both conceived and brought into life on a large scale, just like an old childhood ...

Length: 90 min

Year: 2013
Local premiere date: 16. November 2019

Country of origin:

  • Denmark

Director: Daniel Dencik  •  Cast: Per Bak Jensen, Jonas Bergsøe, Bo Elberling, Jens Fog Jensen, Jeppe Møhl, Morten Rasch, Daniel Richter, Tal Rosenzweig, Minik Rosing, Katrine Worsaae

A grand and adventurous journey of discovery to the last white areas of the world map. But no matter how far we go and how hard we try to find answers, we ultimately meet ourselves and our own transience.

A real adventure film - but in a very modern sense. On a three-mast schooner aboard with artists, scientists and ambitions worthy of Noah or Columbus, we set off towards the end of the world: in this case, the rapidly melting ice massifs in North-East Greenland. An epic journey where the brave sailors get acquainted with imaginary tent pitches, polar bear nightmares and entirely new species. But in their encounter with the new, unknown parts of our world, the crew - which ranges from the artists Tal R and Daniel Richter to the geologist Minik Rosing - addresses a number of questions of a fundamental, existential nature. Curiosity, great pathos and a liberating splash of humor come together in a film that is superbly orchestrated by the cinematic talent Daniel Dencik, who in one iconic image after another seduces us both far beyond and deep into the historical footnote that is humanity. A film that is both conceived and brought into life on a large scale, just like an old childhood ...

Year: 2013
Local premiere date: 16. November 2019

Country of origin:

  • Denmark