Shanghaiing days refers to the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation or violence. This documentary is based on a true story of a few Icelandic deck hands from 1947 to 1970. It shows that even men who were just going to...

Ragnar Axelsson or RAX as he is commonly referred to, has worked for Morgunbladid, Iceland’s biggest newspaper since 1976. His photographs have featured in LIFE, National Geographic, Le Figaro, Stern La Vanguardia, Time and many other magazines and newspapers. In The Last Days of The Arctic we join RAX on...