The Ice Tower

The Ice Tower

118 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Sept. 17, 2025

1970s. From her high mountain village, 15-year-old Jeanne dreams of leaving her childhood orphanage and discovering the world. Fleeing to the city of lights, she finds refuge in a shed. In the morning, the Snow Queen appears to her, dazzling. The shed turns out to be a studio where a film adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Snow Queen, is being shot. Cristina, the star, who embodies the Queen, reigns supreme on the set. Fascinated by this cruel woman with a disturbing charm, both powerful and vulnerable, Jeanne becomes her protege and her confidante as the trap closes in on her.

The Ice Tower

118 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Sept. 17, 2025

The Ice Tower
1970s. From her high mountain village, 15-year-old Jeanne dreams of leaving her childhood orphanage and discovering the world. Fleeing to the city of lights, she finds refuge in a shed. In the morning, the Snow Queen appears to her, dazzling. The shed turns out to be a studio where a film adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Snow Queen, is being shot. Cristina, the star, who embodies the Queen, reigns supreme on the set. Fascinated by this cruel woman with a disturbing charm, both powerful and vulnerable, Jeanne becomes her protege and her confidante as the trap closes in on her.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, 3b productions, Sutor Kolonko, Albolina Film
Original title La tour de glace
Directors David Maria Putorti, Marie Chaduc, Ethan Renault, Arthur Dezanneau, Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Writers Geoff Cox, Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Cast

Marion Cotillard

as Cristina / The Snow Queen

Clara Pacini

as Jeanne

Raphael Reboul

as Le deuxième assistant réalisateur

Marine Gesbert

as Stéphanie

Wilhelm Bonnelle

as Le bagagiste de l'hôtel