Iceland: The Quest for Origins (2023)
Overview
The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing the face of the earth for billions of years. This is what the Earth might have looked like four billion years ago. Iceland is the realm of ice and fire. Nowhere else is there such a high density of volcanoes. The landscapes, which are continually reshaped by eruptions, make the island a natural laboratory full of clues about the formation and development of the earth. The documentary follows a group of scientists through the most active areas of Iceland, along a mountain range that has emerged from the ocean. On the slopes of the volcanoes, in the fog of the fumaroles and on streams and rivers, the three researchers explore how the first forms of life populated the earth's surface and in what evolutionary steps they took over the earth.
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| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 5.939 |
Directed By
Herlé Jouon
Crew
Herlé Jouon
Maximilien Colcy
Sarah Laîné
Hélène Ganichaud
Émilie Dumond
Didier Maertens
Raphaël Martineau
Guillaume Pérès
Raphaël Martineau
Sébastien Thiébot-Chiffoleau
Claudine Matt
Stéphane Peyrot
Éric Billon
Herlé Jouon
Sébastien Bonnefon
Dominique Lombardi
Emilio Salemi
Pauline Wawrzynski
Maximilien Colcy
Guillaume Pérès
Hélène Coldefy
Búi Baldvinsson
Jean-Luc Millan
Pauline Wawrzynski
TOP CAST
Céline Melloul
Self - Narrator (voice)
Olivier Grünewald
Self - Interviewee
Bénédicte Ménez
Self - Interviewee
Charles Frankel
Self - Interviewee
Gísli Pálsson
Self - Interviewee
Kristín Jóhannsdóttir
Self - Interviewee
Halldór Geirsson
Self - Interviewee
Sara Barsotti
Self - Interviewee
Starri Heidmarsson
Self - Interviewee
Matthildur Filippusdóttir
Self - Guide
Philippe Patay
Self - Guide
Berglind Margo Þorvaldsdóttir Tryggvason
Self - Guide
Yoan Balthazar Fontana
Self - Guide
Andrés Úlfur Helguson
Self - Guide
Sophie Planet
Self - Additional Voice (voice)
Sabrina Marchese
Self - Additional Voice (voice)
Philippe Sollier
Self - Additional Voice (voice)
Martial Le Minoux
Self - Additional Voice (voice)
Christophe Seugnet
Self - Additional Voice (voice)
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