While the majority of this movie shows amazing visuals of what it’s like to live down there, there’s a focus on the lives of the people who spend their time there year-round. The stations there are heavily populated during the Summer, and more or less go into maintenance mode for the rest of the year. Naturally, their Winter is our Summer, and this base has 4 months without sunlight.

If you are interested at all in Antarctica, see this movie, and see it in a theater, sit close to the screen. It’s unbelievable. It’s definitely my favourite documentary from this season of the AFF, so far.

The movie opens November 28th. Don’t miss it!

Check out the link below, it contains clips from the film, but they don’t compare to seeing it on the big screen.

http://frozensouth.weebly.com/

The son, Oliver, is played by apparent newcomer Jaeden Lieberher. IMO, he’s a little too eloquent for the child he plays. Naomi Watts plays Daka, the pregnant Russian exotic dancer with the heart of gold (yes, exactly) really saves this from becoming a much sadder movie.

I did enjoy this film, and do recommend it if you’re in the right mood. Do not be fooled by the idea it might be a comedy.

I was pleasantly surprised by the movie. I was expecting the bubbly Reese, but there’s no trace of it here. She’s a far better actress that I’ve given her credit for in the past. This movie was shot on location, perhaps 90% that way, and the scenery is incredible. The personal interplay is interesting and engaging.

At the screening, Urs Hirschbiegel, the associate director, was present to tell us tales of things behind the scenes. He said that the story was shot in linear order, which isn’t usually done,, mainly to give the actors the flow to evolve with their characters as the story progresses. He’s worked with the director, Jean-Marc Vallée, on several movies, including Dallas Buyer’s Club. The two are currently shooting their next movie, Demolition, in NYC.

Wild opens generally on December 5th.