⁓ WINTERTIDE – directed by John Barnard – SPOILERS ⁓
It is the ninety-eighth consecutive day of night, and dawn is not coming anytime soon. Something must have changed the Earth’s axial tilt, because no place remains dark for that long now. Tromsø, Norway has the longest polar night and that runs from November to January. We are told that cities are nearly empty. Volunteer patrols work to maintain security.
One assumes that people have temporarily migrated to somewhere the sun still shines. Long periods of night imply long stretches of daytime, hence the license plate that says “Land of Sunshine” and has a maple leaf in the middle.
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