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Storyville Global: Expedition to the End of the World

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Expedition to the End of the World

20/08/2016 GMT

BBC World News - Storyville Global, Expedition to the End of the World

A group of scientists, artists and sailors travel to parts of the Arctic.

A group of scientists, artists and sailors travel to parts of the Arctic where large swaths of ice are melting. Along the way, they discuss the purpose of mankind.

A real adventure film - for the 21st century. On a three-mast schooner packed with artists, scientists and ambitions worthy of Noah or Columbus, we set off for the end of the world: the rapidly melting massifs of North-East Greenland. An epic journey where the brave sailors on board encounter polar bear nightmares, Stone Age playgrounds and entirely new species. But in their encounter with new, unknown parts of the world, the crew of scientist and artists also confronted the existential questions of life. Curiosity, grand pathos and a liberating dose of humour come together in a superbly orchestrated film where one iconic image after the other seduces us far beyond the historical footnote that is humanity. A film conceived and brought to life on a grand scale - a long forgotten childhood dream lived out by grown artists and scientists.

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