The Ice Forest
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2015
June 4 - 11, 2015
North American Premiere
Q&A with actor Adriano Giannini on June 7
Claudio Noce proves himself to be a master of suspense with this heart-pounding thriller involving foul play and human trafficking set on the Italian-Slovenian border, shot with a swooping grace befitting its majestic Alpine setting. With Emir Kusturica in a supporting role!
North American Premiere
Q&A with actor Adriano Giannini on June 7
When Pietro (Domenico Diele), a young repairman, journeys to an electrical station located in a remote village on the Italian-Slovenian border, he soon gets wrapped up in a mystery involving foul play, human trafficking, and his own past. Meanwhile, Lana (Ksenia Rappoport), a Slovenian investigator posing as a bear expert to get to the truth, struggles against the climate and the hardened ways
of the men (including one played by Emir Kusturica) who live and work there. Shot with a swooping grace befitting its majestic Alpine setting, this heart-pounding thriller proves director Claudio Noce to be a master of suspense.
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