''Black Ice'' ( fi, Musta jää) is a 2007 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by Petri Kotwica. Produced as a Finnish-German joint production, it stars actors

Outi Mäenpää Outi Mäenpää (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish actress. Mäenpää was born in Helsinki. She began her career in theatre as a stage actor between 1984 and 1988. Life Since 1989 she has appeared regularly on Finnish television, with over ...

Martti Suosalo Martti Juhani Suosalo (born 19 July 1962) is a Finnish actor and singer. Suosalo was born in Oulu, and began his career in 1986 with an appearance in a TV series. He began to work as a regular actor on Finnish television but also appeared in s ...

and

Ria Kataja Ria Kataja (born 15 October 1975, in Tampere) is a Finnish actress. Career Kataja studied at the Theatre Academy Helsinki. She was seen in a television series ''Kotikatu'' since 2003 and in ''Taivaan tulet'' since 2007. She has also appeared in ...

in a twisted love triangle. The film was first screened at the

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on 26 September 2007 before being released to the Finnish movie theaters on 19 October 2007. ''Black Ice'' was nominated for nine

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s, eventually winning five, including Best Lead Actress (Outi Mäenpää) and Best Film. Petri Kotwica was also nominated for Best Director at the

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as was Ria Kataja for her role as Tuuli at the

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Plot

''Musta jää'' is a psychological

Ménage à trois A () is a domestic arrangement and committed relationship with three people in polyamorous romantic or sexual relations with each other, and often dwelling together; typically a traditional marriage between a man and woman along with anothe ...

, where two women compete for the same man. Saara is a doctor who finds out her husband, an architecture teacher, is having an affair with a young student called Tuuli. Saara develops a new identity so she can befriend her husband's mistress. The movie takes place in

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. The Canadian film If I Were You (2012), starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn reworks a similar storyline.

Cast

as Saara, the wife. After finding out that her husband is cheating on her, Saara decides to create a new identity as Crista and befriends her husband's mistress in order to find out what he sees in her. *

as Leo, the husband. An architecture teacher who seems to enjoy the attention he receives from his students. It is revealed by Tuuli that she is not the first affair he's had. *

as Tuuli, as the mistress. A student under Leo's tutelage, she eventually comes to perceive Saara's alter ego as a friend only to realize that something is not right. * Ville Virtanen as Ilkka, Leo's business partner and Lea's husband. * Sara Paavolainen as Lea, Leo's sister. She works at the hospital with Saara. Other cast members include: Netta Heikkilä as Krista; Väinö Heiskanen as Joonas; Philipp Danne as Uwe; Matti Laine as Komu; Emilia Sinisalo as Receptionist; and Anne von Keller as Nurse.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for ''Black Ice'' was written by

Eicca Toppinen Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen (born 5 August 1975) is a Finnish cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four str ...

of the band

Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classical ...

. The song "Black Ice" was released by

Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen (born 17 April 1981) is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition '' Idols'' in 2004. Since then she has represented Finland in the Eurovision S ...

as a promotional single for the film. A music video, depicting scenes from the film was also released. Lyrics for the theme song were written by

Johnny Andrews Johnny Andrews is an American songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee. Andrews has written multiple number one singles, including " I Am Machine" and "Painkiller" by Three Days Grace, "Freak Like Me" by H ...

. #"Interlude" - 3:29 #"Deception" - 3:26 #"Alone in the Dark" - 4:02 #"New Start" - 1:37 #"Caesarean" - 2:59 #"Cooma II" - 6:39 #"Terror" - 4:01 #"Dream" - 3:58 #"Fragility" - 2:57 #"Exposure" - 2:41 #"Love Song" - 3:43 #"Iced Plan" - 1:39 #"Evil Ground" - 3:34 #"Transformation" - 2:35 #"Atonement" - 2:09 #"Black Ice" (ft.

) - 4:05

Remake

Korean film ''

Love, In Between ''Love, In Between'' (; lit. "Two Women") is a 2010 South Korean film based on the Finnish film ''Black Ice'' (2007).. Plot ''Love, In Between'' centers around a woman who discovers that her husband is having an affair. Prior to this, the couple w ...

'' is based on this film.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Black Ice (2007 Film) 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s Finnish-language films Finnish drama films