Polar (film)

Polar
Official release poster
Directed byJonas Åkerlund
Written byJayson Rothwell
Based onPolar: Came From the Cold
by Víctor Santos
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPär M. Ekberg
Edited byDoobie White
Music byDeadmau5
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Germany
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

Polar is a 2019 neo-noir action thriller film directed by Jonas Åkerlund and written by Jayson Rothwell, based on Víctor Santos's 2013 graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, and Matt Lucas. It revolves around an aging assassin on the verge of retirement who becomes targeted by an employer wanting to cash in on his pension.

Polar was released worldwide on Netflix on January 25, 2019.[1] A sequel is in development.

  1. ^ Miska, Brad (December 18, 2018). "First Look at "Hannibal's" Mads Mikkelsen in Netflix's 'John Wick'-esque 'Polar'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 27, 2021.