~ 3.9 km Swim ~ 180 km Bike ~ 42.2 km Run ~ The impossible journey to complete the first ever long-distance triathlon in Antarctica, The Iceman. To prove that limitations are perceptions.
Cinematography
Antarctica looks gorgeous while trying to kill him.
Practical Effects
Real ice storms. Real hypothermia. No comfort here.
Director
Ammar Kandil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anders Hofman was a regular corporate guy before this—no elite athletic background, just obsessive training for three years.
This dropped during peak 'suffering as content' era—part of a wave of extreme endurance docs that ask why wealthy men keep trying to die beautifully.
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