On Thin Ice
2020, German. Directed by Henry M. Mix & Boas Schwarz.
Climate change has reached the indigenous Nenets people in the north of Siberia. The nomads' herds of reindeer move on thin ice. The warming in the Russian Arctic is becoming dramatically visible. Huge craters open in the thawing permafrost and expose dangerous viruses and bacteria. Forest floors dry out and the taiga catches on fire. The pack ice off the coast is melting and depriving polar bears of their habitat so that they approach human settlements in their desperation. The changes in the nature of the Arctic Circle combine with the measurements of researchers and observations of the indigenous people to form a disturbing overall picture: In the Russian Arctic, Pandora's box has been opened! The film team had the chance to shoot in regions that were been restricted areas for decades. The documentary shows in impressive and depressing images already existing effects, phenomena and ominous interlinkages of global warming.
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Henry M. MixDirector
- Boas SchwarzDirector
- Annette GerhardtSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Vladimir RomanovskySelf - Interviewee
- Jean-Michel ClaverieSelf - Interviewee
- Alexander VolkovitskySelf - Interviewee
- Tetsuya HiyamaSelf - Interviewee
- Maria GavriloSelf - Interviewee
- Egor KirillinSelf - Interviewee
- Roman PetrovSelf - Interviewee
- Juri ShdanovSelf - Interviewee
- Leonid SerotettoSelf - Interviewee
- Egor GorokhovSelf - Interviewee
- Khudi TimofeiSelf - Interviewee
Details
- Released
- 9 September 2020
- Original title
- Rentiere auf dünnem Eis
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Henry M. Mix, Boas Schwarz
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On Thin Ice runs 52 minutes (0h 52m).
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On Thin Ice isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 September 2020. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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If you liked On Thin Ice, try Polar Bear, An Inconvenient Truth, Koyaanisqatsi.
Who directed On Thin Ice?
On Thin Ice (2020) was directed by Henry M. Mix and Boas Schwarz and stars Annette Gerhardt, Vladimir Romanovsky, Jean-Michel Claverie.