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Ice Bound (2003)
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Aidan Devine, Cynthia Mace, Steve Cumyn
Runtime89 min
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Physician Jerri Nielsen finds herself stranded at the Amundsen-South Pole Research Station along with a tiny staff of researchers and technicians. Though there is at first little love lost between the somewhat aloof Nielsen and her more down-to-earth colleagues, a strong bond develops among them as the extreme winter progresses.
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Fans of thoughtful, character-driven drama will appreciate the 2003 film Ice Bound, directed by Roger Spottiswoode. With a standout performance by Susan Sarandon as the isolated Amundsen-South Pole physician Jerri Nielsen, the film explores the bonds that form between a tiny research team facing the extreme challenges of the Antarctic winter.
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Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole is a 2003 made-for-television film starring Susan Sarandon as Dr. Jerri Nielsen in the true story of the cancer-stricken physician stranded at a South Pole research station who, under dangerous circumstances, and with the help of co-workers, treats her own illness.
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