Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.
Acting
Neeson's whispered poetry hits like a gut punch
Sound
Wolves howling in surround sound = pure anxiety
Cinematography
Bleak beauty that makes you feel the cold
Director
Joe Carnahan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The short story 'Ghost Walker' by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers was expanded specifically for this film; the plane crash sequence used a real fuselage dropped from a crane in 40-below weather.
The poem Ottway recites—'Once more into the fray'—was written for the film but went viral as misattributed Tolkien, proving audiences craved that masculine elegiac tone.
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