The film is a fact-based drama that follows the final journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk as they search for a new route to the Indies. Stranded on Novaya Zemlya due to icy waters, they must spend the winter on the island.
Nova Zembla
A Dutch expedition embarks on a perilous journey to chart the treacherous North East passage to the Indies, but the unforgiving weather has other plans in store for them.
