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Poster for Icebreakers

Icebreakers

2012 · 15 min

A quiet, hypnotic voyage through winter ice, where a small performance lends fleeting warmth to an unreal, nostalgic world.

Directed by
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A ferry makes its way through the ice floating in the wintery Baltic Sea. Yet the ice has long since broken inside the ship thanks to the evening's entertainment: with their presentation, the artists breathe a moment of magic into a world which already seems rather unreal. The film evokes a journey into the unknown, full of nostalgia and hope.

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  • DocAlliance Films
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Directed by
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • art
  • memory
  • survival
Places
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
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Directed by
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Runtime
15 min
Country
France, Sweden

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