The Ice Tower

The Ice Tower

Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart.

2025•1h 58m•5.9/10

FantasyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(20)

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.

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Production

3B Productions, Sutor Kolonko, Davis Films, ARTE France Cinéma, BR, Canal+, Cine+ OCS, Arte France, CNC, La Région Île-de-France, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), IDM Südtirol - Alto Adige Film Fund, MiC, ANGOA, Indéfilms 13, Cinémage 18, Cofinova 20, Albolina Film

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Cristina / The Snow Queen

Clara Pacini

Clara Pacini

Jeanne / Bianca

August Diehl

August Diehl

Max

Marine Gesbert

Marine Gesbert

Stéphanie

Lila-Rose Gilberti

Lila-Rose Gilberti

Chloé

Gaspar Noé

Gaspar Noé

Dino, the Director

Dounia Sichov

Dounia Sichov

The First Assistant Director

Valentina Vezzoso

Valentina Vezzoso

Bianca

Cassandre Louis Urbain

Cassandre Louis Urbain

Rose

Aurélia Petit

Aurélia Petit

Narrator (voice)

Raphael Reboul

Raphael Reboul

The Second Assistant Director

Carmen Haidacher

Carmen Haidacher

Receptionist

Wilhelm Bonnelle

Wilhelm Bonnelle

The Hotel Porter

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