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Antarctic Journal

Antarctic Journal

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Antarctic Journal

"Point of impossibility where the Antarctic becomes madness."

2005

1h 54m

6.1(62 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British team in 1922.

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Sidus

Mirovision

Showbox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Choi Do-hyung

Yoo Ji-tae

Yoo Ji-tae

Kim Min-jae

Park Hee-soon

Park Hee-soon

Lee Young-min

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Kim Sung-hoon

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

Seo Jae-kyung

Kang Hye-jung

Kang Hye-jung

Lee Yu-jin

Kim Kyung-ik

Kim Kyung-ik

Yang Geun-chan

Park Jung-soo

Park Jung-soo

Ghost

Ross Anderson

Ross Anderson

British expedition team

Oh Hee-jun

Oh Hee-jun

British expedition team

Creative team

Directed by: Yim Pil-sung
Written by: Bong Joon Ho
Yim Pil-sung

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