Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.
Cinematography
Drone shots over cracking sea ice are genuinely terrifying.
Direction
Öztürk balances his own expedition's drama with historical weight.
Director
Renan Öztürk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The HMS Erebus was finally found in 2014, a year after this documentary's production wrapped—making it already slightly outdated on release.
Franklin's 'lost expedition' became Victorian England's longest-running news story; Lady Franklin spent 12 years funding search missions, essentially inventing the modern missing persons campaign.
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