In the year 2045 the Arctic ice cap is gone revealing a some kind of archipelago. Borealis is an international somewhat Canadian controlled settlement. with various nations doing mineral and oil explorations. Vic (Ty Olsson) is a customs agent and bar owner, the only past time. The bar is also the setting for prostitutes, of which we only know one (Cristina Rosato).
The plot was all over the place and the end doesn't tie anything together, if it really needed to be tied together. There is a dead Norwegian archeologist tossed from a helicopter. He has a six inch spike. The Russians are performing an archeological dig to show the Russians were here centuries earlier giving them a "national sovereignty claim." Exactly how that works, I don't know. Allison (Michelle Harrison) is a naturalist for the Canadian government protecting endangered species, especially from the Russians or "Vodka retards" as she calls them. There is also an American archeologist who never finds anything and I am not sure about his motive. The bar complex, made from old shipping containers has a "zip grab" an anti-gravity holding room. The Canadian military has a presence as does a representative from the League of Nations, which has apparently replaced the UN. They are often referred to it as "the L-O-N" in the film. There is also a place for cage matches to the death. Vic is a former boxer, as was one of the Russians...guess where this goes. It also seems Vic was dead at one time and brought back to life, something he can do with a series of injections, which doesn't blend into the film too well. And there is an old legend about a headless man, a theme which pops up from time to time...why? I don't know. Oh yes, there is also a drug called "ghost meth" that made a Mongolian go berserk...clearly a Russian plot.
The setting feels like the Old West located on an alien planet. Allison was the most colorful character, while the rest were shades of gray, perhaps a reflection of this world. Supplies are delivered by CG zeppelins which appear in every scene. When the film ended, I was scratching my head. Is that it? "Rocky IV?"
This appears to be some sort of TV pilot, for a series I won't watch. The DVD cover leads one to believe the film is some sort of Arctic battle in the snow, which is incorrect. That scene never happened.
Okay as a low expectation sci-fi rental.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex. No nudity or brief nudity.
The plot was all over the place and the end doesn't tie anything together, if it really needed to be tied together. There is a dead Norwegian archeologist tossed from a helicopter. He has a six inch spike. The Russians are performing an archeological dig to show the Russians were here centuries earlier giving them a "national sovereignty claim." Exactly how that works, I don't know. Allison (Michelle Harrison) is a naturalist for the Canadian government protecting endangered species, especially from the Russians or "Vodka retards" as she calls them. There is also an American archeologist who never finds anything and I am not sure about his motive. The bar complex, made from old shipping containers has a "zip grab" an anti-gravity holding room. The Canadian military has a presence as does a representative from the League of Nations, which has apparently replaced the UN. They are often referred to it as "the L-O-N" in the film. There is also a place for cage matches to the death. Vic is a former boxer, as was one of the Russians...guess where this goes. It also seems Vic was dead at one time and brought back to life, something he can do with a series of injections, which doesn't blend into the film too well. And there is an old legend about a headless man, a theme which pops up from time to time...why? I don't know. Oh yes, there is also a drug called "ghost meth" that made a Mongolian go berserk...clearly a Russian plot.
The setting feels like the Old West located on an alien planet. Allison was the most colorful character, while the rest were shades of gray, perhaps a reflection of this world. Supplies are delivered by CG zeppelins which appear in every scene. When the film ended, I was scratching my head. Is that it? "Rocky IV?"
This appears to be some sort of TV pilot, for a series I won't watch. The DVD cover leads one to believe the film is some sort of Arctic battle in the snow, which is incorrect. That scene never happened.
Okay as a low expectation sci-fi rental.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex. No nudity or brief nudity.