Dronning uten land

An epic journey that reveals the struggle of a polar bear mother and her cubs as the ice melts under their paws. This is an unpretentious and sensitive film on the meeting between Frost, a beautiful polar bear mother, and a Norwegian wildlife filmmaker. It is a five-year journey, since their first encounter in 2013 at her arctic home in Svalbard. Climate change and especially rising temperatures are responsible for dramatic changes in her ecosystem as the ice is melting away at record speeds. The dazzling beauty of the Arctic is still enchanting. Vast landscapes, unforgettable light, and all forms of life from microscopic algae to huge walruses come together to accentuate an unprecedented struggle for survival. While avoiding didactic and normative interpretations, the film is an insightful reflection on man’s place on earth and an homage to life. With feelings alternating continually between hope and despair for Frost and her small cubs, the film explores the question “this planet is home to all of us, can we afford to ignore it?” (Norsk Filminstitutt)