Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.

Werner Herzog
as Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer
as Self - Volcanologist

Scott Rowland
as Self - Transportation Dept

Stefan Pashov
as Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver

Doug MacAyeal
as Self - Glaciologist

Ryan Andrew Evans
as Self - Filmmaker, Cook

Kevin Emery
as Self - Survival School Instructor

Olav T. Oftedal
as Self - Nutritional Ecologist

Regina Eisert
as Self - Physiologist

David R. Pacheco Jr.
as Self - Journeyman Plumber