The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of...
In the animation “Nära ögat”, which has a graphically distinct style, a battle is being fought between good and evil, black and white, large and small.Beneath the superficially playful sequences an incomprehensible dramatic tension is building up. (Filmform)
