"Black Ice" is a tense drama about an incredible relationship between two women. History revolves around Helsinki and its surroundings. The main characters Sarah and Tuli are equally unstoppable and unpredictable women. Sarah, who is almost 40, works as a gynecologist. She is married to architect and lecturer Leo. Sarah suspects that her husband has entered into an affair with another woman. Tuli is a 25-year-old architecture student, her boyfriend is a teacher named Leo. It would be nice if only Leo was a real man and ended up with his "almost ex-wife".
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 50 min.
- Country, year
- Finland, Germany, 2007
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Language
- Finnish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Petri Kotwica
- Screenplay
- Petri Kotwica
- Cinematography
- Harri Räty
- Music
- Eicca Toppinen
- Cast
- Outi Mäenpää, Ria Kataja, Martti Suosalo, Ville Virtanen
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin Film Festival
- nomination for Best Narrative Feature
Director
Petri Kotwica
Born in 1964, is an award-winning Finnish film director and screenwriter. He studied Philosophy, Literature and Theatre Directing at the University of Helsinki. He then graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in Film Directing. His first feature Homesick (2005) was lauded at numerous international festivals. His second feature Black Ice premiered in Berlinale 2008 in competition, was a box-office hit in Finland, won six national film awards and has been screened at more than 50 film festivals, including Scanorama. Rat King (2012) had its international premiere at Tribeca in 2012. Absolution is his fourth feature.
