Zero Kelvin (Kjærlighetens kjøtere)

SYNOPSIS

Visually stunning and psychologically intense, Zero Kelvin is a one-of-a-kind achievement, an existential thriller played out against the bleakly beautiful landscapes of Greenland. The ensemble cast includes some of Scandanvia's top stars and a tour-de-force performance by the great Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting, The Hunt For Red October, Breaking The Waves, Amistad).

Henrik Larsen (Gard B. Eidsvold) is a young writer living in Oslo, Norway, who looks to broaden his horizons with travel and adventure. He leaves behind his girlfriend (Camilla Martens) and joins a fur-trapping expedition that includes himself and two enigmatic men: the sailor Randbæk (Skarsgård) and the scientist Holm (Bjørn Sundquist). The cunning, vulgar Randbæk soon becomes Larsen's nemesis and the writer must use all of his strength and wit to survive in a physical and psychological wilderness. Cut off from civilization, the men face the elements and each other with increasing difficulty, leading to a violent and harrowing climax.

A psychological thriller set in the context of a tense story of survival, Hans Petter Moland's Zero Kelvin is the rare exception to the genre -- a thinking person's adventure film.

with: Stellan Skarsgård, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjørn Sundquist, Camilla Martens

REVIEWS

"A powerhouse! Rivets the eyes and thrills the imagination." - Michael Wilmington, The Chicago Tribune

"Tense, existential adventure" - The New York Post