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Under the Pole - Season 1

Series: Under the Pole
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Episodes
5
Rating
NRC
Year
2020
Language
English
Publisher
Questar

About

Join a team of tireless adventurers and experienced divers on two polar expeditions to explore the hidden faces of the Arctic and the cold depths of Greenland's fjords. They will be surrounded by a multidisciplinary team of experts made up of sailors, scientists, photographers, researchers, and doctors. Immerse yourself into the unknown in this is a fabulous human and scientific adventure.

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Episodes

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1. Deep Sea

53m

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Dive into the frigid waters in the middle of the Arctic Ocean to discover an awe-inspiring universe under the ice. Spend two months trekking over ice floes by foot to locations where the team will dive, and plunge beneath the icy waters of the North Pole! This unique photographic and cinematographic documentary is precise testimony of what is at risk to our world's ice caps.

2. The New Frontier

53m

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Dive up to a depth of 150 meters into the polar abyss of Greenland's most breathtaking fjords, testing the very limits of man's ability to survive beneath Arctic waters. This eight-month-long expedition involves the exploration of 800 miles of Greenland's coasts, 450 Arctic dives, and researching over 1,000 scientific hypotheses with guidance by the local Inuit population.

3. Polar Immersion

53m

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When the crews' ship is locked in the icy waters off Greenland amid the grip of polar winter, it provides them with an exceptional opportunity to study the effects of climate change above and beneath the ice sheet. Part scientific exploration, part shared existence with the Inuit, this human adventure reveals the never-before-seen depths of this fascinating world in the throes of upheaval.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Thierry Robertdirector
Ghislain Bardoutwriter
Vincet Berthetwriter
Sylvie Barbeproducer
Jean-Marc Robertproducer