One wrong turn on ice, one chance to be a dad.
Harri is a lieutenant colonel in the Estonian army. Divorced, he only sees his 10-year old son during school holidays. Harri decides to make up for lost time by going to an adventurous father-son winter trip to an island. Missing the last ferry, Harri decides to take a local ice road over the frozen sea.
Cinematography
Estonian winter as silent antagonist.
Acting
Malmsten's desperation barely below surface.
Director
Anna Hints
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ice roads are real Estonian winter infrastructure—using them recreationally signals Harri's reckless desperation, not adventure.
Director Anna Hints later directed Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023), nominated for Best Documentary Short—her fixation on Estonian landscape and bodily vulnerability continues.
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