Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)Ernest Shackleton
Self - (archive footage)Clive Oppenheimer
Self - VolcanologistScott Rowland
Self - Transportation DeptStefan Pashov
Self - Philosopher, Forklift DriverDoug MacAyeal
Self - GlaciologistRyan Andrew Evans
Self - Filmmaker, CookKevin Emery
Self - Survival School Instructor