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Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and ex-Peaky Blinder Joe Cole star together in the brand new survival drama Against The Ice, which landed on Netflix<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n The film tells of two explorers who are forced to fight for survival when they\u2019re left behind while on an expedition in ice-covered Greenland.<\/p>\n Some viewers will no doubt be desperate to know if the film is based on real events, and we\u2019ve got all the details you need below \u2013 so read on for everything you need to know about the true story behind Against The Ice.<\/p> The short answer is yes \u2013 the film tells the true story of a 1909 expedition taken by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen, as was recounted in his memoir Two Against the Ice, which was first published in 1955.<\/p>\n Mikkelsen \u2013 played by Coster Waldau, who also co-wrote the screenplay \u2013 had embarked on the expedition desperate to prove his theory that Greenland was one piece of connected land, rather than two distinct islands as was previously believed to be the case \u2013 partly in a bid to prevent the US from conquering half of the territory.<\/p>\n Broadly speaking, the film tells a relatively accurate account of what happened. It is true that an earlier expedition had seen a crew bury their findings in a cairn when they realised they might not be able to survive, drawing a map with directions to the files on one of the crewmate\u2019s bodies.<\/p>\n Naturally, however, the film does make a few diversions from the real story along the way \u2013 for example, it was not actually Mikkelsen who first found the map to the missing records as is shown in the film. That was instead the work of another Danish explorer by the name of Johan Peter Koch.<\/p>\n Speaking about adapting the true story, Coster Waldau recently explained to Deadline<\/a>, \u201cI didn\u2019t know anything about [the story]. Peter sent me the book:\u00a0Two Against the Ice\u00a0by Ejnar Mikkelsen, years ago\u2026 I was blown away by the book. We\u2019ve seen survival stories before but there was something about the way he wrote, Mikkelsen, and the love he had for Iverson really came through in the book.\u201d<\/p>\n Against the Ice is streaming on Netflix now. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the\u00a0best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0best movies on Netflix<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Friday, 04 March 2022 at 12:00 am Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and ex-Peaky Blinder Joe Cole star together in the brand new survival drama Against The Ice, which landed on Netflix this week. 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