Its one of the greatest tragedies in arctic history. A doomed scientific expedition becomes stranded on an ice floe. 25 people marooned in the arctic ocean in the dead of winter. It is an epic story of endurance and heroism. A hopeless battle against exposure, starvation, illness and each other. With no radio, no chance of rescue their brave captain must get help, but how long can they all survive in the coldest place on earth?