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The Ice Forest

2014 · 100 min

A cold, slow-burning thriller that wraps you in snowbound unease and keeps you guessing who to trust.

Directed by
Claudio Noce
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Emir Kusturica, Kseniya Rappoport, Domenico Diele
Tagline
When a technician arrives in the Italian alps to repair a power plant, he is shocked by a sinister discovery and an unexpected disappearance.
Overview
In the harsh snowy landscape of the Italian Alps, a young technician arrives to repair an electric power plant of a village plagued by blackouts. There, he encounters a strange disappearance.

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Directed by
Claudio Noce
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Emir Kusturica, Kseniya Rappoport, Domenico Diele
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • mystery
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Claudio Noce
Written by
Elisa Amoruso, Claudio Noce, Francesca Manieri
Starring
Emir Kusturica, Kseniya Rappoport, Domenico Diele, Adriano Giannini, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Maria Roveran, Rinat Khismatouline, Danilo Panzeri
Cinematography
Michele D'Attanasio
Runtime
100 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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