Horizon: Ice Station Antarctica

May. 04,2016      
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs makes an emotional return to Antarctica, years after he lived and worked at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station.

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Reviews

Chirphymium
2016/05/04

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Monkeywess
2016/05/05

This is an astonishing documentary that will wring your heart while it bends your mind

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Edwin
2016/05/06

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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Justina
2016/05/07

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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