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Frozen Lake

2015 · 89 min

A quiet, wintry crime story that unfolds slowly, with a brooding small-town mood and a persistent undercurrent of unease.

Directed by
Nikolaus Leytner
Genres
Crime
Starring
Maria Hofstätter, Josef Hader, Miriam Fussenegger
Overview
A retired police officer discovers a dead body on a frozen lake. When his own family members become the prime suspects, he decides to start his own investigation.

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Directed by
Nikolaus Leytner
Genres
Crime
Starring
Maria Hofstätter, Josef Hader, Miriam Fussenegger
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • family
    • isolation
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Directed by
    Nikolaus Leytner
    Written by
    Susanne Freund
    Starring
    Maria Hofstätter, Josef Hader, Miriam Fussenegger, Erni Mangold, Martina Spitzer, Karola Niederhuber, Wiltrud Schreiner, Philipp Hochmair
    Cinematography
    Hermann Dunzendorfer
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    German

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