Yakutsk sits in Siberia on ground that never fully thaws, earning it the nickname 'the cold pole' and the title of the coldest city on Earth. The film follows residents through daily life at temperatures that make ordinary tasks dangerous, from starting a car engine to walking to work, and shows the infrastructure built specifically to survive the extreme cold. Its central subject is the permafrost itself: the frozen soil the entire city rests on is now warming and melting, and engineers and residents describe buildings that are cracking, tilting, and threatened with collapse as the ground beneath them softens. Interviews with locals cover how people adapt their routines, clothing, and construction methods to a climate that punishes any mistake. The documentary treats Yakutsk as a preview of what climate change does to cities built on frozen ground, pairing footage of frost-covered streets and markets with the quieter, slower crisis happening underneath them.