The Thaw

Synopsis: At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what's frozen within it. A prehistoric parasite is released from the carcass of a Woolly Mammoth upon the unsuspecting students who are forced to quarantine and make necessary sacrifices, or risk infecting rest of the world
Director(s): Mark A. Lewis
Production: Lionsgate
  1 win & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.2
R
Year:
2009
90 min
160 Views


My name is David Kruipen.

"What is sacrifice?

What does it mean|to make a real difference?

Throughout my life and career,|I have straddled two worlds.

Increasingly I have become...

...respected.

Increasingly my books|and articles...

...are published and read.

Increasingly I have been|embraced by policymakers...

...and referenced by bureaucrats...

...but today I realized...

...that I have...

...misguided myself.

Today I rediscovered...

...what I knew|when I was young. "

- Is that one on her forehead?|- I can't look.

Jesus Christ!

I know.

You said it was a tick.

- Um, I don't know if it was a tick.|- It's not a tick.

- It was a bug.|- It hurts.

I know, sweetheart,|but I need you to stay still.

Okay, it's just about there.|Hold on, hold on.

Hold on.|Okay okay.

Okay, there, Doug,|do you see that?

- Jesus.|- What?

- See those hairs?|- Get the tweezers, the tweezers.

I want you to grab it. Honey,|keep your head still, please.

- Get back in so I can see it.|- What?

Get... Just...

Sh*t.

What do I do?|What do I do?

We have to do something|about the population.

- And what is wrong with the population?|- We have too many people.

There's way too many people|using way too much stuff.

That's why we have|global warming.

They will tell you|that we are on the verge...

...of imminent destruction.|The carbon dioxide in the air...

...is gonna turn our atmosphere|into a microwave...

...and we're all gonna burn and die.

What a load of crap.

I don't care what they say.

It's not a glacial meltdown|or anything like that.

For decades|we've been warned.

Global warming is definitely real|and it's potentially catastrophic.

I believe it's prophecy|being fulfilled...

...hard times that's spoken|about in the Bible.

Global warming is|becoming a religion...

...for some of these...|for some of these loonies.

Of course there's global warming|and of course it's man-made.

It's a hoax.

The melting Arctic will|reveal a frightening truth.

I don't think that people are|going to do enough in time.

We're on the brink of Armageddon.|Most of us will die.

The few of us who survive will be...

...living in a world like Somalia.

And what can we do about it?

We make small sacrifices,|but the real ones that really matter...

- The world will change, I don't think.|- Ever.

What does it mean to make|a real difference?

...radical environmentalists and|clearly a legitimate terrorist threat.

When non-violent|methods fail to...

...change people's minds|quickly enough...

...well, we have to consider|other options.

- The time is now.|- We have a breaking story.

It's spreading quickly|and hospitals cannot keep up.

Thousands are violently ill,|hundreds dead.

There is complete chaos|in the streets.

State troopers and the National Guard|were ordered to seal off all borders...

...as people|are trying to flee.

When nature is the terrorist...

We're gonna... we're gonna die.

It's too late to do anything.

Die, I'm gonna die,|I'm gonna die!

I'm gonna... Help me!

One of the horrors...

The worst bioterrorism|we've ever known.

Oh my God!

I'm dead!

David!

A couple hundred pounds|underweight.

He must have traveled far.

The teeth... only two years old.

He probably tried to swim...

...off island, had to come back.

Not enough ice.

What's he saying?

He's saying get|the f*** over here.

What did you find, man?

What is it?

Manalu.

The pine beetle is|just one example...

...of the profound impact|global warming is having on the planet.

The truth is our way of life|is leaving the door open...

...to an infinite number|of threats...

...equally as pernicious|as the tiny pine beetle.

We're not going to see an end|to this sort of horror...

...unless sacrifices are made.

And that's all for now.

Now as you know, a few|of you will have the honor...

...of joining the renown|Dr. Kruipen and his team...

...studying the impact|of global warming...

...on polar bears.

Atom Galen...

Federico Fulce...

...and Ling Chen.

- Yes, Atom?|- I thought four students were going.

So did I. Unfortunately|that is no longer the case.

Jesus Christ!

You know, we probably would|have been there by now...

...if you guys didn't have to, like,|put on four different bathing suits.

I asked you|to please not call me.

Evelyn, don't hang up.|It's important.

We discovered something.|I want you to come up.

I told you I'm not ready|to see you.

Can we please|just leave it at that?

Ev, I just...

I want you to understand.

You want me to understand?

Dad, you couldn't even|make it to her funeral.

Evelyn, this is important.

It's important to our cause.

Look, Dad, it's not my cause.

It's your cause.|You're the one who chose...

Okay, so apparently people just get out|of vehicles when they're moving.

Everybody knows about global warming.|Congratulations.

It just really too bad|nobody really gives a sh*t.

Ev, I'll...

...give you all|of your mother's money.

- No more monthly payments?|- That's right.

There are some students|coming up from Dawson...

I'll save you a seat.

Hey, Evy, get in the car!

Uh, I'll... I don't know.|I'll think about it.

- Get in the car!|- Dad, look, I have to go.

I'll think about it.|Could you hold on a minute?

- We're moving.|- Calm down.

How can I communicate|with the world...

...when I can't even communicate|with my own daughter?

She's just angry right now.|She'll come around.

What?

Eight hours from bottle|to throttle, buddy.

Are you good?

Yeah, I'm good.

Someone named Ling called.

- Said she was running late.|- Thanks.

Sounded cute.

Hello?

Bart, I need your help.

Dr. Kruipen?

I can't reach Evy.|She can't come up.

Why?|Is everything okay?

Yes, everything's fine.

Just make sure she|doesn't come up.

- Okay.|- I'll send her paperwork back with you.

Sure.

Listen...

Did you reach Bart?

David, did you|tell them not to come?

To call for help?

- Yes, I did.|- Thank God.

Nuti is...

...he's much worse.

And I'm...

I'm not much better.

- Hey, nice chopper.|- Thanks.

- Where are you from?|- Dawson City.

- Where are you from originally?|- Dawson City.

One of you gentlemen want|to help her with her bags there?

Yeah. Here, let me|take that for you.

No thanks.

- Oh, hey, let me get that.|- Oh, thank you.

Thanks.

- Can I ride in the front?|- Yeah.

There you go.|Hop in.

Thanks.

Oh, shoot.

Uh, just put your stuff|in the back there, guys.

- Evy.|- Hey, Bart.

Well... shoot.

You weren't supposed|to come up.

- What?|- That's what he said.

I was supposed to give you some|sort of paperwork when I got back.

So he doesn't even|want me to come up there?

I'm sure he's got his reasons.

You know what? I don't really|care what he says. I'm coming.

Uh... Uh... Evy?

Listen...

...that's going to put me|in a really tight spot, see...

- 'cause...|- Sorry, Bart.

Yeah, you see, I kinda...|I promised him...

Okay.

Ground Control, this is Major Tom.|We're outta here, man.

This is Ground Control.|You're cleared for takeoff.

Did I hear that you're|David Kruipen's daughter?

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Mark A. Lewis

Mark Alun Lewis (born 7 December 1962) is a professor and Canada Research Chair of mathematical biology in the University of Alberta Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences. Among other topics, he has written extensively on the Allee effect, invasive species, parasitism, and biological dispersal.In 2015, he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was elected as a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2017, "for contributions to mathematical biology and the study of spatial dynamics processes". more…

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