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      Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole

      TV-14 2003 1 hr. 36 min. Drama List
      Reviews 57% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In this adaptation of a true story, Ohio physician Dr. Jerri Nielsen (Susan Sarandon) is stranded at a research station in Antarctica. Nielsen keeps her distance from the other researchers, until she finds a growth in her breast and shares her concerns about it with Big John Penny (Aidan Devine) and Claire Furinski (Cynthia Mace). After discovering that the lump is cancerous, Nielsen creates her own method of chemotherapy and fights to survive the deadly winter. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Audience Member Great movie!! Susan Sarandon's gorgeous!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was brilliant. Susan Sarandon is so talented, she was fantastic in this film and as usual I was near to tears it was really moving. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer If you want to be moved by a powerful story this weekend as opposed to gratuitously tickled, [Dr. Jerri] Nielsen is the heroine most deserving of your attentions. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture Only a true story could be quite so remarkable, and Sarandon was an inspired choice to play the part. Jan 30, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In this adaptation of a true story, Ohio physician Dr. Jerri Nielsen (Susan Sarandon) is stranded at a research station in Antarctica. Nielsen keeps her distance from the other researchers, until she finds a growth in her breast and shares her concerns about it with Big John Penny (Aidan Devine) and Claire Furinski (Cynthia Mace). After discovering that the lump is cancerous, Nielsen creates her own method of chemotherapy and fights to survive the deadly winter.
      Director
      Roger Spottiswoode
      Executive Producer
      Harvey Weinstein, Howard Braunstein, Michael Prupas
      Screenwriter
      Peter Pruce, Maria Nation
      Production Co
      Miramax
      Rating
      TV-14 (L)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
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