In 1914, two years after Roald Amundsen had become the first person to reach the south pole, Shackleton led an expedition attempting to cross the continent.
Filmā tiks atveidoti notikumi Šekltona 1914.gada ekspedīcijas laikā, kurā viņa komanda zaudēja kuģi "Endurance", kurš iesala ledū.