
This fact based drama chronicles the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk on their search for a new passage to the Indies. Due to icy waters, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there. The story is told through the eyes of Gerrit de Veer, an officer on the same voyage, and is loosely based on the famous diary he published in 1598 after his safe return.... (Full plot summary below)
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This fact based drama chronicles the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk on their search for a new passage to the Indies. Due to icy waters, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there. The story is told through the eyes of Gerrit de Veer, an officer on the same voyage, and is loosely based on the famous diary he published in 1598 after his safe return.
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| User ReviewElizabeth RPelÃcula holandesa basada en hechos reales acerca de un escritor que vive un viaje único y super arriesgado, pelÃcula ambientada en los años 1500 y con un extraordinario maquillaje y escenografÃa, para mi se me hace un tanto aburrida pero al que le guste el genero se puede ver |
| User ReviewKalin GHistorical adventure that makes you appreciate the goods and the conditions of living we enjoy nowadays. It is also a story of perseverence, the strength of the human spirit, knowledge and hope. Highly recommended! |
| User ReviewCaesar BNot spectacully good Just okee Good dutch actors |
| User ReviewJan-Willem BBased on a true story, but tedious for the first half and not much going on in the second part. I don't feel connected to any of the characters. |