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Now frost occupies the land Freezes the blood in the veins

Sings a song of coldness And grips the land with gigantic hold...

Slave of Winter Kristj�n J�nsson, Mountain Poet

-Ready? -Yes.

Look over here.

Smile a little.

-Do you see anything? -No.

Can you see how deep it is?

No, l can't see it that well.

Robert! What is it? Everything okay?

Robert?

-l just... -We have to go there now!

-lt's just... -Okay, l'll go down!

Let me go down, maybe we'll see something interesting.

No.

We should not go on unless we are sure of the circumstances.

-The guys are gone and... -Robert...

It will be my responsibility.

Just help me go down, that's all you have to do.

No, Agla,

l have a bad feeling about this.

l felt it!

Okay.

lf you won't help me, then l'll do it myself.

-Can you handle this? -Yes.

l am just going to have a quick look. It will only take 10 minutes.

-Relax! -Remember to lock.

Relax!

l couldn't see how deep it was...

l'll just throw a rock,

have a Snickers while l'm down there.

This is magnificent...

A few days ago, l came across a hole

or some kind of an abyss. Northwest of the camp.

Weird sounds were coming from it and some kind of light.

Now l am in that hole down to a cave or something

that looks like it was formed in...

Fuck!

Are you okay?

Yeah.

-Are you okay? -Yeah.

Did you see anything strange down there?

There was nothing there. Just a cave.

-l saw some light. -Wasn't that just the camera light?

l was calling and calling, why didn't you answer?

l slipped down there and l didn't hear anything.

-Were you hurt? -No, no...

-Are you okay? -Yes. Let's just get back.

What was that roaring sound?

What sound?

Didn't you hear a sound like thunder down there?

No.

-Did you get hurt? -No, what is wrong with you?

Should l drive?

-ls it working? -Yeah,

-Good, -This is awesome,

Do you always have so much gear when you're filming? It weighs a lot,

lt.'s only three cameras and the gear,

-Do you do a lot of these kind of things? -Yeah,

We're making a documentary for the Glacial Research Centre,

lt might end up on TV,

lsn't that Agla?

It is her,

Roger,

Roger,

Surprise!

-What are you doing here? -l've got connections!

Hi, l'm Arnar.

We decided to surprise you. Let the guy come up here.

-How are you? -Hi.

Come give me a kiss.

l'll leave you to it.

Did you bring all the cameras with you?

No, just a few.

-Don't you have the little camera? -Yes.

-Have you used it much? -No.

Well, maybe a little bit.

l've shot a little.

Am l interrupting something? Should l not have come?

l've missed you so much.

Now come here, let's make out.

-Wanna ride the snowmobile? -Sure.

We'll meet the others later right now they're cooking.

Arnar, do you have a helmet for him?

Hi, l'm Gunnar.

Right, l'm Robert.

You've got something there...

Agla...

Agla.

What are you doing?

Stop it.

-How'd you sleep? -l'm wiped out.

-Dreamt some weird stuff... -Yes...

...and waking up.

-You're always working. -lt's so fucking cold...

You're fucking cold...

Knock it off.

lf this ends up in the film, l'll kill you.

-What? -Knock it off.

-What? -l just woke up.

lt's a documentary, everybody looks like shit.

Maybe you, but not me.

Me?

l woke up a while ago.

Have you been outside?

-No. -Yes, you have.

No.

-Have you made coffee? -No.

l'd kill for some coffee.

Should l make some for you?

You're crushing me.

l'm stuck here.

Fucking zipper.

Did you see the guys leave?

Gunnar?

No, l didn't.

-You've been up for a while? -No, maybe 30 minutes.

The sun's coming up.

Agla, do you think some of the guys might agree to an interview?

-Probably, sure. -When do they get back?

-How did things go abroad? -lt went fine.

Was a bit hectic, though. It was better in Barcelona.

Oh, okay.

-Any idea what the weather forecast is like? -No...

lt would be meaningless up here, anyway.

How come?

The glacier has its own distinct meteorological activity.

lt can be sunny and calm up here while the weather is terrible below.

Okay.

l was wondering when l woke up, how wild it is to be on a glacier.

There are no...

l mean, l know that tourists come up here, and... But...

What l'm trying to say is when you're abroad, for example,

like the trip l got back from,

everything somehow seems the same, you know?

Everything just the same.

Not everything.

No...

But still, in many ways they are.

The same stores, same food, same music almost all the same.

Except for...

The girls.

What?

If you want to look at girls overseas,

then go for it.

Agla.

This film sure will be philosophical.

Where are you going?

-l'm gonna have a look around outside. -Huh?

What a wuss.

You think this is funny?

We dig in the ice and take samples, then we catalogue them here.

There's the whole team.

Six guys, and my girlfriend is the only woman.

-Great. -Base camp to research expedition, over!

-Shouldn't you have gone with them? -Preferably, yeah.

But l have paperwork to finish.

Base camp to research expedition, over!

What is your job here? l mean, what are you supposed to do?

l help with the research, and things that need to be done.

lt's wonderful experience for my master's thesis.

-Base camp to research expedition, over! -ls it busted?

No, l don't think so. They're just not answering.

Now it's starting to get interesting.

Costa del Sol...

Base camp to research expedition, over!

-Base camp to research expedition, over! -No answer?

No.

lf they're on skis, they couldn't have gone far, right?

Base camp to research expedition - on skis - over!

Don't you have an NMT phone?

No. It was in the snow plough.

What about a satellite phone?

-No. -No.

Base camp to research expedition, on skis, over!

Okay, start walking!

There are six people sleeping in tents like this.

The supervisors sleep inside.

-What are you doing? -l'm checking on the snowmobiles.

Aren't they all here?

-Yeah. -The snow plough is missing.

Yeah, but they wouldn't all fit in it.

l don't get it. If this is some kind of joke, then it's not funny.

l'm going to walk around and get some footage.

-You want to use a snowmobile? -Can l?

Sure. Just follow the trail l showed you, or you'll be in the crevice area.

There should be a marker somewhere.

Don't we need to dig up the sleds?

You go do that.

l'll go finish the paperwork.

Wow, man!

This is just...

Goddamn amazing.

You didn't see them?

Couldn't they have gone off the glacier?

And left us up here all alone? No, that's ridiculous.

Fuck it, they'll be back before dark.

Let's go inside, l'm getting cold.

Agla!

Agla!

-l knew we had another one left. -Look!

What was that?

What?

l thought l saw someone. It could be them.

No, we'll hear them when they get back.

So...

How do you feel about being back up here, as a real scientist?

lt's fun, l get to see the gang again.

Don't you miss being here, like, all the time?

Yes, a little.

l'm here now, with you. That's fun.

Yes.

So...

What do you think of being on a glacier?

lt's insane.

Unbelievable beauty up here.

l think l get where you're coming from now.

-Really? -Yeah, l think so.

What is it that you ''get''?

Well...

Like all those travel books you have.

What's the name of that book that you're always reading?

Songl�nes?

-ls that the one about the Aborigines? -Yes.

That, for example.

The first time l read it, l was in college.

lt made me want to jump on a plane and see the world

with a pen, a writing pad and camera in hand.

l see.

Well

hand me your plate.

We weren't cramping their style, were we?

No, not at all. l work here.

l just thought they were a little weird.

They acted so stiff when we arrived last night.

Probably just tired.

Dance with me.

God damn it...

What are you doing? Stop filming.

l thought maybe we'd make our own Paris Hilton video.

No!

-Come on, don't be shy. -Turn it off.

-Dance for me. -Turn it off.

Stop it!

-Hi. -Hi.

Are you getting tipsy?

No.

l'm not sure you should drink that much.

No.

-l'm not pregnant! -You're not?

-No. -Are you sure?

Yeah.

Well, shouldn't we fix that then?

You want to tape it or...

-l'm up for it if you are. -l am.

Agla.

Agla, come here.

Come see the northern lights, they're unbelievable.

Why are you still awake?

-l can't sleep because of the noise. -What noise?

-The noise. -What?

The cracking noise. This glacier cracks, doesn't it?

-Yeah, but not here. -What?

lt only cracks when it's rolling forward, and that's not happening here.

Get in here and go back to sleep.

Did you hear that? You must have heard that.

What was that?

What was that?

-What was that? -l don't know.

Wasn't that the ice cracking?

-No, it's not cracking. -This is what l was talking about.

-Come on! -Yeah, yeah...

-Where is the noise coming from? -l don't know!

Gunnar! You're only wearing socks.

Why do you say that? That was an earthquake, right?

Maybe, but that doesn't explain the noise or the flash.

lsn't there lightning in volcanic eruptions?

No, we'd hear the thunder.

What is it then?

Agla?

l don't know what this is.

l'm shaking here.

Did you get a shot of the flash?

No, but...

Maybe l got it on the other camera.

Sit down. Let me see.

Damn it! The generator's dead.

Let me see.

See, there.

You think it will happen again?

l knew this would happen.

The light's too bright, it overloads the camera.

l'm gonna try to turn down the iris.

Maybe that way we can see something if there's another flash.

lsn't it just low on fuel?

No, l put some fuel in today.

lt won't start.

Could you shine the light over here? Gunnar!

What are you looking for?

What are you looking for?

The book where we write down the drilling coordinates.

So l can find out where the guys are.

-There are no new coordinates. -See anything in there?

-They didn't write in the book. -What?

They didn't fill in the information.

-Please be still. Gunnar. -Oh, sorry.

They haven't written anything down.

They didn't write down the new drilling coordinates.

So... Where are they, then?

l don't know.

l don't understand.

-Hello. -Hello!

Hello. Check the tents!

-What? -Check inside the tent!

Hello.

l thought there was someone there.

Hello.

-There's nobody here! -l'm telling you, there was someone here.

-Hello! -Hello!

Here.

l heard something over there.

Check inside the house. Hello!

Hello! Hello!

-There's no one here. -Down there?

-Hello! -Hello!

-Where'd you see him? -There!

He was on the other side

but he could have moved.

l don't know.

Hello!

ls anyone there?

-Hello! -Hello!

-This is crazy. -ls anyone there?

There's no one here, Gunnar.

Can you turn on the camera light?

l can't see anything.

That's enough.

-Really? -Yeah, that's enough.

You have to pull harder.

l know, Gunnar!

l'll do it.

Move aside.

l'll try the other sled.

l already tried, it's the one l was on today.

lt's dead.

Fuck.

What do we do?

-No clue. -We're not about to walk.

No, it's too far away.

What do you think is wrong with the sleds?

l don't know.

We could use the skis.

There aren't any skis around here, Gunnar!

We'll just have to sit tight, won't we?

Someone's bound to show up eventually, people know we're up here.

This is fucking bullshit!

We'll sleep in the shed for the night.

l'm not sleeping in that damn tent!

l'm gonna try the radio again, see if we can't reach the guys.

Then l'm going to contact Rescue.

Rescue! Yeah, right.

Fucking bullshit!

Well...

Could that have been an airplane?

Agla, could that have been an airplane?

The U.S. Army

is always making some kind of spy plane.

Some of them aren't even manned, just a guy on the ground with a joystick, flying them.

lt could be something like that.

l don't think so.

Base camp to research team, over?

ls the radio gone as well?

The generator is running again.

The generator is... Agla!

There's someone out there!

There's someone outside!

-Hello! -Hello!

Hello!

There! There!

l see him, he's there!

Go get the red bag.

-This one? -Yes.

Arnar!

Ready? One, two,

and...

Open the door.

Watch out for the corner.

-Where do you want him? -There...

-Where do you want him? -There.

Here?

Should we cover him up?

Like this?

You wanna leave?

His book...

What is it?

His book... Maybe it has the coordinates, so we can find the others.

-Agla! -Fuck...

Agla!

lf anyone can hear me,

my name is Agla Helgadottir,

and l am calling from the base camp

of the glacial research expedition.

There are two of us here.

One man is dead and five others are missing.

Please send help, l don't know what is going on here...

Careful.

Okay.

-You okay? -Yeah.

-l'm sorry about Arnar. -Yes.

-So, how do you think... -What?

-What did he die from? -l'm not sure.

Hypothermia?

The blood...

Maybe.

The others are probably out there somewhere...

-Yeah. -...in the snow.

Shouldn't we at least try to look for them?

We won't find anything in this dark. We can try tomorrow.

l'm so tired.

Just lie down on the pillow.

Here.

Lay down.

Gunnar, wake up!

-What's happening? Where is the camera? -On the floor.

Agla?

Everything all right?

Yes. l'm all right.

Gunnar.

Arnar's snow goggles.

Will you turn that bloody camera off?

No, we have to record all of this.

Gunnar, this cold

is hell on such sensitive equipment.

Agla, something strange is happening here. We must film it.

-lf those lights come back... -Don't start falling apart on me.

Just calm down.

l'm calm.

We have to find the others. Come on.

Hold on, Agla...

What are you doing?

Wait.

This is so fucked up.

What have you got there? l already have axes.

Just in case.

There was blood on the goggles. Take it.

-Just in case. -Gunnar!

Agla, take it.

What?

Arnar? Arnar? Arnar?

Arnar?

What happened, Arnar?

l thought you were dead.

He was dead.

l'm so tired.

Arnar?

Arnar? Talk to me! What happened here?

We woke something up.

-Just let me sleep. -Arnar...

Just let me sleep.

Hello, Arnar!

ls he alive? Arnar?

There's a faint pulse.

There's a faint pulse.

Okay. And now?

Lay him down on the bed.

God damn it.

Now what?

-Will he be all right? -l don't know.

We have to find the others.

See anything?

No.

The map says that the drill site should be about two klicks from here.

We'll have to walk there.

Did you try the radio again?

Yeah, still no reply.

We should get going right away while it's still daylight.

Fuck.

-Let's go. -Yes.

All right?

The damn piece of junk is dead.

This piece of shit is dead.

What do we do now, turn back?

No, it's just over there.

Where?

-There? -Take off your backpack.

-No, just come over here. -No.

Hold up. Sit down.

-Okay. -Are you sure?

Yes.

l'll take the camera.

Everything all right?

-Try to drink something. -Yeah.

Gunnar, don't eat the snow you can get hypothermia.

l don't even know where we're going!

-lt all looks the same. -Straight ahead.

Straight ahead.

We must hurry, the weather's getting worse.

Fuck.

lt doesn't work.

The NMT phone doesn't work.

There's blood here...

What?

What is this?

Could just be a bloody nose

because of the weather or whatever.

Agla!

What?

Over here, there's blood here

more blood over here.

Hello?

Robert? Guys?

Hello?

-Hello? -Hello?

-There is someone down there. -l'm going down.

We're coming down!

We're on our way!

-Agla! Agla. l'm going down. -No.

-Agla. -No.

-l don't like this. -lt's no big thing.

He's just down there, l can see him.

-Gunnar... -This won't take long. Lower me down.

Okay, ready?

Pull twice on the line and l'll pull you up.

Okay.

Let's go.

-Gunnar. -Yes?

Be careful.

l'm all right.

Gunnar!

l'm fine.

Stop, no more slack. l said no more slack!

Hello?

Are you okay?

Hey, Robert. Robert?

Do you hear me? Robert?

l'm gonna take you topside.

-Where are the others? -Turn off the light.

Turn it off.

Why?

-What? -Stop it.

-What was that? -Stop it.

What was it?

Robert

where are you?

Robert!

Robert!

l wanna get up! Agla! Get me out!

Pull me up! Pull me!

Now! Pull me up!

Agla!

Agla! l don't wanna be down here!

Help!

Help!

-What's down there? -l want to get out of here now!

What happened?

There was something down there! Something took him!

Took who?

Took Robert. Agla, listen to me! We have to go!

God, you're all covered in blood!

We have to go!

-Now! -What are you talking about?

Gunnar, what was down there?

l don't know what it was.

What are you doing? Don't do it!

Gunnar!

Gunnar!

Gunnar, look at me! Try to get up on your feet.

-l can't... -Gunnar, we have to get out of here.

Listen to me...

You... You heard it, too...

You saw it, too...

-Gunnar! -l can't...

-Gunnar, get up! -Leave, just leave.

-Leave. -Gunnar!

We can't reach our snow truck and we're about to leave ourselves.

-Please wait a bit. -Wait?

l have men up there and l can't reach them.

-We leave immediately. -No, not just yet.

-What do you mean? -You have to give me some time.

What's going on here?

No one goes anywhere unless l say so. Understood?

lt's on your ass, just so you know it.

Guys, we have to wait...

Do you have a time of death?

My guess is about eight hours ago.

What's her condition?

Fine, considering.

The doctor examined her and she looks fine. No traumas.

Okay.

Hi, l'm Detective Andri from the police.

Who's in charge here?

What do you mean?

Who's in charge here?

l suppose it's me.

You mustn't send anyone up there.

You have to call off the rescue team.

l'm not about to do that.

We found two dead men along with you at the foot of the glacier and as far as we can...

You're not hearing me. You have to stop them!

l have two dead men here.

There are others from the research team still up there.

What happened to them?

-Forget them. -What are you saying?

That l should just leave them there to die?

Have you seen the recordings?

Yes, and there are things there that warrant an explanation.

Like what?

There are things there that l just don't understand.

They show what happened on the glacier.

What does it all mean?

What were you and Gunnar doing up there?

What difference does that make?

lt's a perfectly reasonable question.

He wanted to see the glacier.

Did they do something to you?

What do you mean by that?

-You know what l mean. -Yeah.

But it's disrespectful both to me and my co-workers.

My friends.

We disturbed something that was not meant to be disturbed

and now it's awake.

What? What is awake?

Just tell me what happened up there.

Have you heard of Plato's Cave?

-Heard of what? -Plato's Cave.

What about it?

He compared us humans to prisoners, chained up in a cave.

We're facing the wall

and look at the shadows cast by the fire behind us.

What do you think happens when the chains are broken

and we look behind us?

When we see what is making the shadows?

We won't believe what we see.

We choose to continue believing the shadows.

What's going on here?

-l have no idea. -What do you mean?

These men were dead.

l know that.

They arrived in body bags.

Their hearts had stopped beating, there was no pulse.

We have to get them back to town and run more tests.

Could it be some sort of virus?

l can't say for sure right now.

l've never seen anything like this.

No one has.

-Where is she? -Who?

The girl!

She's in there.