Josh Hartnett faces an icy death in new 6 Below trailer

In 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain, Josh Hartnett plays former professional hockey player Eric LeMarque who, when a snowstorm strands him on top of a mountain for eight days, is forced to face his past and come to terms with his personal demons in order to survive. The film is based on actual events which took place in Feb. 2003 and found LeMarque attempting to survive in the wilderness around California’s Mammoth Mountain after taking a secluded trail. “I figured three hours of riding and then I’d hit the Jacuzzi,” LeMarque told PEOPLE in 2005. Instead, he was reduced to eating nuts and bark to stay alive, and attempting to use his MP3 player as a compass.

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain is directed by Scott Waugh and written by Madison Turner. The film costars Mira Sorvino.