Milestone Film
Directed by Anne Aghion
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Gacaca Productions)
(Sundance)
Geologists in Antarctica dig around in the dirt for clues about the past. For this privilege, they endure harsh cold, cramped living conditions and virtually no other people. The two experienced professors justify it mainly as a chance to solve a great puzzle. Their two undergraduate students may not be so sure. You can hear it in the voice of the girl while talking on satellite phone to her grandmother on Thanksgiving. The other undergrad is wondering how his religious views are going to fit in with his career as a scientist. However, most of the running time is spent with long takes of the wind and snow swept landscape. The cold digital photography does not do it justice.
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