New Land ( Nova zembla ) ( Novaya Zemlya )

New Land (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Nova zembla
Alternate Title: Novaya Zemlya
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Dutch ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
3D & 2D

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Reinout Oerlemans

Written By:
Hugo Heinen
Reinout Oerlemans

Actors:
Doutzen Kroes ..... Catharina Plancius
Derek de Lint ..... Willem Barentsz
Jan Decleir ..... Petrus Plancius
Semmy Schilt ..... Claes
Robert de Hoog ..... Gerrit de Veer
Bas Keijzer ..... Kok
Victor Reinier ..... Jacob van Heemskerck
Teun Kuilboer ..... Pieter Vos
Juda Goslinga ..... Laurens
Mads Wittermans ..... Chirurgijn
Jochum van der Woude ..... Jan Fransz
Herman Egberts ..... Harmen
Arend Brandligt ..... Adriaan
Arjan Duine ..... Oene
Angie Andradóttir ..... Puffin

Synopsis:

The story concerns the true-life travel of Willem Barentsz, who in 1596 tried to find a shorter shipping route to India by going North over Russia through uncharted waters. The ship and its crew got surprisingly far, managing to round the Northern tip of the island Nova Zembla before getting irrevocably stuck in the ice. Plagued by hunger, extreme cold and attacks by polar bears, the men made it through the winter by demolishing their wooden ship and using the planks to build a large shelter on the island. When spring arrived the survivors demolished the shelter, built a smaller boat and managed to travel back to The Netherlands. The script is based on the extensive travel journals written by the expedition's cartographer Gerrit de Veer.

Nova Zembla is a 2011 Dutch historical drama film directed by Reinout Oerlemans. It is the first Dutch feature film in 3D. The film describes the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk through 1596-1597 when they and their crew tried to discover the North East passage to the Indies. However due to the sea ice, they are stranded on the island of Nova Zembla and have to spend the winter there in Het Behouden Huys (The Safe Home). The story is told through the eyes of Gerrit de Veer, and is loosely based on the famous diary he published in 1598 after his safe return. Gerrit is portrayed as having a relationship with the daughter of the astronomer, cartographer and reverend Petrus Plancius, who pioneered the concept of the North East passage to reach the Indies. The Novaya Zemlya effect, first described by De Veer, is shown in the film, albeit in a non-historical fashion.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 November, 2012.

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