Arctic Drift (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Arctic Drift is an adventure, tv movie and documentary film directed by Philipp Griess, running about 89 minutes. “The Largest Arctic Expedition of All Time” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. It's the largest Arctic expedition of all time. In September 2019 the German icebreaker "Polarstern" is on its way to the North Pole. The best scientists of their generation are on board. Their job are to collect data about the ocean, ice, atmosphere and life. The mission is to understand climate change, because the changes in the Arctic have an impact far beyond the region. The documentary provides spectacular close-ups of the MOSAiC expedition under the direction of the Alfred Wegener Institute together with the Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and shows the world of the Arctic during the polar night, from which hardly any data and images existed until now. A scientific, logistical and also human adventure of a community of researchers and crew members who let themselves be frozen with the ship for a year in the ice desert near the North Pole in order to use the natural drift of the ice, captured for the audience in impressive images.

Who’s in it. Arctic Drift stars Stephan Schad as Self -Narrator (voice), Markus Rex as Self - Interviewee, Stefan Schwarze as Self - Interviewee and Matthew Shupe as Self - Interviewee, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Arctic Drift has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In CA you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Arctic Drift page.

If you liked it. Fans of Arctic Drift tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception, Interstellar and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.