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On the Ice
On the Ice
7.4
/10
164 Ratings

ON THE ICE

Directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
United States, 2011
Thriller, Crime, Drama

Synopsis

In an isolated city in Alaska, two teenagers from the Iñupiaq community lead an uneventful life until a fight breaks out during a seal hunt and one of their friends is accidentally killed. After getting rid of his body, they decide to report the death as an accident, riddled with guilt.

Synopsis

In an isolated city in Alaska, two teenagers from the Iñupiaq community lead an uneventful life until a fight breaks out during a seal hunt and one of their friends is accidentally killed. After getting rid of his body, they decide to report the death as an accident, riddled with guilt.

Our take

A taut thriller buoyed by its sensitive portrayal of Indigenous lives, Andrew Okpeaha MacLean’s Berlinale-winning debut scales the profound weight of loss on a close-knit community. Piled with secrets, the icy ground of Utqiaġvik, the director’s Alaskan hometown, simmers with claustrophobic unease.