Mili (Janhvi Kapoor) is working at a fast food joint in a mall to earn some money on the side as she prepares to study outside India. When she gets trapped in the cold storage when all the employees have clocked out, it becomes a night of frigid temperatures and a harrowing search by her single father (Manoj Pahwa) and boyfriend Sameer (Sunny Kaushal).
The survival storyline is complemented by an excellent sound design that adds to the sense of dread. The feeling of unsettled peace during the freezer scenes contrasts with the hapless chaos outside. Kapoor’s acting in this film is convincing and bold.
The elements of irony injected throughout the plot (Mili is in a cold war with her father during the first half of the film) evoke some worried giggles. The underlying themes of a single father not wanting his daughter to move away, his disdain for her relationship with her slacker boyfriend, and other social themes make this movie more than just any other survival movie on Netflix.
Against The Ice (2022)
This film is based on the true story of Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen, a Danish polar explorer who navigated the coasts of Greenland in 1909. Against The Ice is a survival movie on Netflix that is as much about the thrill and scare of survival as it is about the poignant conversations between Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Iversen (Joe Cole) as they battle with storms, hallucinations, sleep deprivation, food scarcity, animal attacks, and more.