Ice Palace
Seen it?1987 | 78 min | Mystery, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Murder on the Orient Express or I'm Thinking of Ending Things, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
One evening, in a remote Norwegian mountain-town, two 12 year old girls meet. For the first time in their lives they are thrown into a strong emotional confrontation. The next day, Unn is unable to meet Siss again. Instead, she ventures alone into the cold, lonely winter landscape.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Per Blom
- Hilde Nyeggen MartinsenUnn
- Line StoresundSiss
- Sigrid HuunMother
- Urda Brattrud LarsenBente
- Merete MoenTante
- Vidar SandemFar
- Knut ØrvigEn eldre mann
- Charlotte LundestadDen nye jenta
- Jan HoelUng mann
- Gunnar SvensrudLærer