# Frozen Land (2005)

> A Finnish chain-reaction drama traces how unemployment, resentment, and desperation pass from one wounded person to the next.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10996

## Facts

- Runtime: 133 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Aku Louhimies
- Cast: Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola, Petteri Summanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Mikko Kouki, Sulevi Peltola, Pertti Sveholm
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388318/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, intimate, morally tense, serious film night, arthouse movie night

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of how one man's misfortune spirals into a community crisis, revealing the fragility of human connections.

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