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The Drift (2026) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2026 · 1 h 44 m · English
- Directed by
- Taavi Vartia
- Starring
- Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Nikos Koukas, Jasmin Simonen, Mimi Roivainen
- Budget
- $250K
Ice‑skating champion Emily (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) becomes separated from a promotional convoy in the Arctic and ends up stranded on a solitary ice floe. As the floe drifts southward and begins to melt, she must battle extreme cold, dwindling supplies and sheer isolation, using every skill and resource at her disposal to stay alive.
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