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

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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.

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Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer 03/06/2019
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. Go to Full Review John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 01/30/2018
Only a true story could be quite so remarkable, and Sarandon was an inspired choice to play the part. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/14/2008 Great movie!! Susan Sarandon's gorgeous!!! See more 11/06/2008 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. See more Read all reviews
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Roger Spottiswoode

Director

Susan Sarandon

Dr. Jerri Nielsen

Aidan Devine

John Penny

Cynthia Mace

Claire Furinski

Paulino Nunes

Rafe Pollard

Steve Cumyn

Sandy
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Movie Info

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
Producer
Clara George
Screenwriter
Peter Pruce, Maria Nation
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
May 20, 2003
Runtime
1h 36m