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MONEY
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Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Whiteout
"See Your Last Breath"
2009 1h 41m EN
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5.6
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★5.6TMDB · 881
ActionCrimeMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.
“See Your Last Breath”
Cast
Kate Beckinsale
Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht
Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt
Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short
Delfy
Shawn Doyle
Sam Murphy
Alex O'Loughlin
Russell Haden
Joel S. Keller
Jack
Jesse Todd
Rubin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dominic Sena
- Writers
- Carey Hayes, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dominic Sena, shot by Christopher Soos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Martin Hunter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht and Tom Skerritt carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "See Your Last Breath".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dominic Sena directs. Christopher Soos behind the camera. John Frizzell scores. Martin Hunter cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
- 4Directed by Dominic Sena, shot by Christopher Soos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Martin Hunter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht and Tom Skerritt carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "See Your Last Breath".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0365929 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christopher Soos
- Original score
- John Frizzell
- Editing
- Martin Hunter
- Production design
- Graham "Grace" Walker
- Costume design
- Wendy Partridge
- Makeup / hair
- Bridget O'Neill
- VFX supervisor
- Richard Yuricich
- Sound
- Gregg Rudloff
- Stunt coordinator
- Steve Lucescu
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40,000,000
- Box office
- $17,976,667
- Return
- 45% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Whiteout (2009)
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What people are saying
- Todd★ 7/10
The Ultimate Movie Review! - http://tss5078.blogspot.com - @tss5078 - When I first saw the previews for Whiteout, I didn't think it would be anything special. It wasn't until Netflix recommended it for me and I read the description, that I thought there might be something there. While the previews made it look like some arctic nightmare, the truth is that it was a pretty great film. The story is centered around a U.S. Marshall, stationed at the base in Antarctica. For more than 3 years, she didn't really have much to do, but that all changed when two base members are found murdered. It then becomes Carrie Stetko's job to solve the first murders in the continents history. Despite a lack of other people and places to go, the writers of this film did an excellent job at keeping this movie intriguing. I didn't think in a million years that a film like this would work, but actually it works out really well, and unlike a similar story, Fargo, the producers of Whiteout hold nothing back. Kate Beckinsale stars and really does a fantastic job. I've always like her abilities, not to mention the way she looks, but this film is the first time her performance really stood out to me as something special, maybe she should consider playing a cop more often. As someone who's seen thousands of films, it always amazes me how the films I expect the least from, always deliver the biggest surprises. Whiteout is pure intensity, not to mention, a great mystery, that is absolutely worth seeing.
Production companies
Who made it
Dark Castle Entertainment
US
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerJoel Silver
- EditorMartin Hunter
- ProducerDavid Gambino
- Executive ProducerDon Carmody
- Executive ProducerSteve Richards
- ProducerSusan Downey
- Executive ProducerGreg Rucka
- Costume SupervisorRachel Parkin
- CastingRandi Wells
- CastingAndrea Kenyon
- Art DirectionJean Kazemirchuk
- Production DesignGraham "Grace" Walker
- Art DirectionGilles Aird
- CastingMary Gail Artz
- Art DirectionMartin Gendron
- Costume DesignWendy Partridge
- CastingShani Ginsberg
- Set DecorationRéjean Labrie
- Makeup Department HeadBridget O'Neill
- First Assistant EditorHarold Parker
- OrchestratorKevin Kaska
- StuntsStéphane Julien
- StuntsPatrick Sabongui
- Stunt DoubleEdward A. Queffelec
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- airplane
- detective
- investigation
- based on comic
- corpse
- stich
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-09-09R
Also known as
International titles
- Whiteout - Kuolema JäätikölläFI
- Белая мглаRU
- 极度冰慌HK
- 冰天血地TW
- Terror na AntártidaBR
- ZamiecPL
- Terror en la AntartidaSV
- Terror en la AntártidaES
- Terror en la AntartidaES
- Terror en la AntártidaAR
- Terror en la AntártidaMX
- מחיקהIL
- ホワイトアウト：2009JP
