ORF-E
English
1 x 45 mins; 1 x 52 mins
Worldwide

This documentary follows the Vikings’ footsteps from the Norwegian Coast to Newfoundland, visiting each of the magical islands of ‘Fire and Ice’ on the way: the Shetlands, the Faroes, Greenland and Iceland. In summer, pilot whales appear in huge numbers in Faroese waters. On Iceland the dominant hunters aren’t humans but wily arctic foxes. In mid-summer guillemot chicks leap from high ledges, aiming for the churning sea 150 meters below. Any that don’t leap clear will quickly be grabbed by the opportunistic foxes that patrol at the foot of the cliffs. Besides the polar bears, musk ox, wolves and arctic foxes, Greenland is home to vast breeding colonies of geese and the dashing gyr falcon – one of the most formidable hunting machines in Nature. Finally reaching the well-wooded shores of Newfoundland, the camera dives beneath the surface to watch the humpbacks as they breach and roll in pure exuberance.

Awards: International Nature Namur (2019): Best Screenplay (won)

这部纪录片跟随维京人从挪威海岸到纽芬兰的足迹，沿途走访了每一个“冰与火”的神奇岛屿:设得兰群岛、法罗群岛、格陵兰岛和冰岛。夏季的时候，领航鲸在法罗群岛海域大量出现。在冰岛，占统治地位的狩猎者不是人类，而是狡猾的北极狐。仲夏时节，海鸠幼鸟会从高高的岩架上跃下，瞄准150米以下翻腾的大海。任何没有利落跃起的幼鸟都将很快被在悬崖脚下巡狩的狐狸抓住。除了北极熊、麝牛、狼和北极狐之外，格陵兰岛还生活着数量庞大的鹅群和潇洒的猎鹰—自然界中最可怕的狩猎机器之一。最终到达了树木繁茂的纽芬兰海岸，镜头潜入海底，观看座头鲸跃出水面，欢快地翻滚。