Iceland: The Quest for Origins

Synopsis

The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing the face of the earth for billions of years. This is what the Earth might have looked like four billion years ago. Iceland is the realm of ice and fire. Nowhere else is there such a high density of volcanoes. The landscapes, which are continually reshaped by eruptions, make the island a natural laboratory full of clues about the formation and development of the earth. The documentary follows a group of scientists through the most active areas of Iceland, along a mountain range that has emerged from the ocean. On the slopes of the volcanoes, in the fog of the fumaroles and on streams and rivers, the three researchers explore how the first forms of life populated the earth's surface and in what evolutionary steps they took over the earth.

Main Cast

Céline Melloul

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Olivier Grünewald

Self - Interviewee

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Bénédicte Ménez

Self - Interviewee

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Charles Frankel

Self - Interviewee

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Gísli Pálsson

Self - Interviewee

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Kristín Jóhannsdóttir

Self - Interviewee

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Halldór Geirsson

Self - Interviewee

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Sara Barsotti

Self - Interviewee

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Jean-Luc Millan Búi Baldvinsson
	Producer	Guillaume Pérès
	Co-Producer	Hélène Coldefy Helene Ganichaud
	Associate Producer	Dominique Lombardi
Directing	Director	Herlé Jouon
Writing	Writer	Herlé Jouon Guillaume Pérès Sarah Laîné Claudine Matt
Sound	Original Music Composer	Stéphane Peyrot
	Sound Editor	Maximilien Colcy Pauline Wawrzynski Raphaël Martineau
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Maximilien Colcy Pauline Wawrzynski Raphaël Martineau
	Sound	Emilio Salemi
Editing	Editor	Sébastien Bonnefon Didier Maertens
Crew	Commissioning Editor	Émilie Dumond
Camera	Director of Photography	Sébastien Thiébot-Chiffoleau Éric Billon
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