In 1596, the Dutchman Willem Barents sets sail on a long voyage with two ships to find a north-eastern sea route to China for the Amsterdam merchants. Ice masses and storms force the prudent navigator Barents to separate from Rijp, the captain of the second ship, so that he can organize a rescue operation in Holland. Trapped in the polar winter, Barents and his crew hope for help...
as Jost
as Willem Barents
as van Hemskerk
as Rijp
as Jan
as Duncker
as Evert
as Carstens
as de Veer
as Os
as Hasselaer
as Anna
as Gertrud
as Maria
as Wirt
