The Ice Tower

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The Ice Tower

2025

1h 58m

Fantasy

Drama

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Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.

Critics Consensus

Gorgeous as frost and just as brittle, The Ice Tower occasionally wobbles as a narrative but largely excels as an atmospheric meditation on the creative process.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 31

We're trying to discern what is real and what is fairytale, but we end up in this film that's about reality, and the reality is just extremely pedestrian.

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Matt Glasby

Empire Magazine

Dec 2

4/5

Dusted with magic — and more than a little malevolence — this is one of those films you want sink into on a cold winter’s night.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Dec 1

5/5

This is a seductive hinterland of dark and projected desires, and mostly, of viewing from the darkness.

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Dionar Hidalgo

Algo Más Que Cine

Mar 29

7/10

A hypnotic, visually stunning reimagining of a classic tale—enigmatic, haunting, and driven by two mesmerizing performances.

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 31

Any movie that gives me Marion Cotillard smoking a cigarette and staring out into space was always going to be in my wheelhouse.

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Graham Fuller

The Arts Desk

Dec 1

5/5

Like all of Hadžihalilović’s mature films, The Ice Tower prioritises meticulously composed, mystically charged images over exposition, conjuring the painterliness of great silent cinema.

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@ElDuderino852 Feb 21

Lingers after watching. Beautifully shot, this movie is indeed similar to a what another reviewer called a mix of Frozen and Mulholland Drive. Perhaps the most accessible of Hadžihalilović‘s films. Highly recommended if you are a fan of true cinema.

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revolver.0 8

@Revolver08 Feb 16

nice visualy but narratively dead, two hours of wasting your life

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themanicexec

Nov 3

a film you don't just watch... you feel it, and let it envelope your entire being in the ethereal fever dream with all its beauty and tension that's as brittle as ice.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 4

Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.

Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Producer: Muriel Merlin
Screenwriter: Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Geoff Cox
Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures
Production Co: 3B Productions
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 58m

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