Overview
- The feature from Vladimir de Fontenay stars Swann Arlaud and Woody Norman, runs 1 hour 55 minutes, and is now playing in French cinemas.
- A separated father brings his 13-year-old son to a remote island near southern Alaska, where isolation and harsh conditions strain their bond.
- Critics praise the two leads as the film’s anchor, noting precise, emotionally raw work that drives the tension.
- The glacial landscape functions as a threat rather than a postcard backdrop, reinforcing the film’s survival-thriller tone.
- Reviews note a freer take on David Vann’s 2009 novel, with changes to point of view and a non‑linear structure that some find needlessly tangled.