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In a dystopian 1970s America, a group of underground revolutionaries are mobilizing against a repressive, fascist government at war with Mexico. After one of their own, Robert (Robert Kramer), is tortured by government agents, the radicals take action. Through domestic terrorism and guerrilla warfare, the revolutionaries join with a Chicago cell doubling as a theater company -- but the road to freedom is long and tortuous, and victory may not come easy for them.

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Pauline Kael New Yorker These weaknesses in the movie as plausible dramatic entertainment are just what make it such a revealing account of the anomalies in this movement that is concerned with immediate destructive actions rather than a vision or a long-range plan. Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The mood is terrorized and often brutal, but the behavioral observations and some of the tenderness periodically call to mind early Cassavetes. Mar 20, 2014 Full Review Molly Haskell Village Voice Genuine and admirable. Jan 18, 2013 Full Review Jon Hogan Hyperallergic Ice provides a unique, New York City-centric take on dystopia. Feb 5, 2020 Full Review Elizabeth Hardwick The New York Review of Books In Ice there is a deliberate lack of art, decoration, plot, characterization. All of these elements are missing and in their place is revolutionary dedication. Mar 14, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Its intense desire to honestly tell its story comes through loud and clear. Rated: B May 28, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A time capsule of an earlier decade, filmed on a miniscule budget. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review walter m Ice" is an experimental film set in an alternate United States that is at war with Mexico(or substitute Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria. No extra charge) and has clamped down on the civil liberties of its citizens, requiring identity and travel cards and setting curfews. In response, there is an underground political movement that while disavowing terrorism is planning a violent action in concert with other groups. In the meantime, they screen deserters while seeking to educate and recruit others, especially if they happen to be cute women in coffee houses.(To their credit, some also seem just as interested in making love as making war.) As you can imagine, there are grave consequences to getting caught, as I still have no idea where that guy is trying to put that needle... From its grainy black and white look, "Ice" looks like it was filmed on the fly while making great use of New York City locations, including the old TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport. Throughout, the movie also includes documentary footage, intertitles and one women reading in negative exposure while sitting on the Brooklyn Bridge which I suppose is included because it looks cool(which it does). At the same time, the movie proves being different does not always work out for the best, as it also suffers from slack editing and repetitiveness which hampers the movie's valiant effort to educate the audience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member "Ice" melts, and is cold, and boring. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a dystopian 1970s America, a group of underground revolutionaries are mobilizing against a repressive, fascist government at war with Mexico. After one of their own, Robert (Robert Kramer), is tortured by government agents, the radicals take action. Through domestic terrorism and guerrilla warfare, the revolutionaries join with a Chicago cell doubling as a theater company -- but the road to freedom is long and tortuous, and victory may not come easy for them.
Director
Robert Kramer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 12m