Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2008)

Title: Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica

Original Title: Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica

Release Date: 2008-05-11

Status: Released

Rating: 4/10 (from 1 votes)

Language: EN

Genres: Documentary, History, Drama

Production Companies: Film Australia, Orana Films, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is considered one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time. Although his two companions perished, Douglas Mawson survived, but how? In a bold historical experiment, scientist and adventurer Tim Jarvis is retracing the gruelling experience, with the same meagre rations, primitive clothing and equipment to uncover what happened to Mawson physically — and mentally — as a man hanging on the precipice of life and death.