I've just watched this film at home. On my own in my home cinema. Lights out, 50" screen, DTS 5.1 at 65 Db and in the moment. I knew about the story and I wanted to know how director Oerlemans would tell this story. But I was afraid I was going to be disappointed.
Well, I was not. Totally not. I was there the whole movie...
Knowing they had 'only' 7.000.000 to spend, this movie looks very good. I would easily compare the look and the quality of this movie to most Hollywood films, for which they spend more than $100.000.000.
The special effects look good. The ship looks very real. You can feel the cold they are in. The sound effects and the sound design are very good. The score is beautiful. The acting was good. The picture is very sharp. And I would believe that every shot was filmed there on the spot. Sure there were some miner mistakes. Sure the little fox/wolf didn't look real enough. But that's not reason to make it seem this movie is worthless.
I think this is a very good dutch movie that deserves more than 6 stars. Director Reinout Oerlemans: Thank you and good job.
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