Antarctica: The Frozen Time (2021)

When the polar lights of summer cover the ice landscape, the animals in the Antarctic are in a paradise. Whales blow their meter-high fountains towards the sky, penguins fly like small rockets in the water, seals dive for crabs under the glittering ice floes. The Ross Sea is one of the last areas where the magic of the ice continent can still be experienced. The film approaches this unique region via the sub-Antarctic islands of New Zealand. Here life is blooming, here it is green and free of ice. This is what Antarctica could have looked like before the continent split off from the supercontinent Gondwana 180 million years ago and drifted towards the South Pole. The transformation is part of its essence, its biological diversity has remained to this day. From the Ross Sea bay to the ice shelf, from the huge penguin colonies to steaming volcanoes - each station opens a world full of surprises and full of life in rhythm with the ice. But slowly the consequences of climate change are also becoming apparent on the Ross Sea. While some species are dying, others are spreading. They could bring new viruses and bacteria with them, and new dangers for humans too. The structure of nature has gotten off course. How many generations will still be able to experience the magic of Antarctica?