Synopsis
Director: Titus Muntean, Xántus Gábor
Year: 2013
Category: documentary
Duration: 70 minutes
40,748 – Cinepub viewers
Synopsis
The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the world’s first Institute of Speology.
The film also focuses on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition which wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen and Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain
Awards
- Transilvania International Film Festival – Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2013