ICE GRAVE

At the end of the 19th century, three explorers set off on an incredible adventure toward the North Pole aboard a hydrogen balloon. Decades later, the melting ice reveals their diaries and photographs, uncovering long-held secrets.

In 1897, three men braved the Arctic in a hydrogen balloon, only to vanish into thin air. After 33 years of silence, the ice surrendered their intact bodies and a few film rolls, miraculously still developable. ‘Ice Grave’ is an archaeological thriller that digs through ghostly writings and photographs to decipher the explorers’ final moments on Kvitøya. Blending science and history, the film weaves the past of a legendary expedition with a present marked by climate change, giving voice to an enigma frozen for decades. A haunting journey between beauty and tragedy.

In collaboration with CAI – Sezione di Pordenone