Ice Age
A financially strained marriage in contemporary Iran spirals into infidelity, addiction, and a painful reckoning with lost years.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- bleak
- tense
- intimate
- serious drama night
- iranian cinema viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Babak and Manizheh's deteriorating marriage is directly connected to financial hardship and a difficult social environment.
The plot links work, money, marriage, addiction, and social difficulty in contemporary Iranian life.
Babak, Manizheh, Farid, Lida or Monir, and the surrounding characters form connected strands of betrayal, addiction, and collapse.
Manizheh's new relationship leads toward addiction and an increasingly severe personal collapse.
Films like Ice Age, and why
A Separation
socially grounded crime drama examining marital breakdown, addiction, and moral compromise
The Salesman
iranian ensemble drama using domestic conflict to expose social pressure and ethical collapse
The Past
tense relationship drama shaped by financial strain, secrecy, and destructive choices
Movie Details
- Director
- Mostafa Kiaei
- Release Date
- 2015-06-24
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Bahram Radan
- Mahtab Keramati
- Farhad Aslani
- Anahita Ne'mati
- Sahar Dolatshahi
- Mohsen Kiaei
Common questions
- What is Ice Age about?
- A financially strained marriage in contemporary Iran spirals into infidelity, addiction, and a painful reckoning with lost years.
- What is Ice Age like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ice Age as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ice Age violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ice Age as mild.
- Which films are like Ice Age?
- Films with a similar feel include A Separation, The Salesman, and The Past.
- How long is Ice Age?
- Ice Age runs 106 minutes.
