The Thawing of Ice (French: La Fonte des glaces) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Péloquin and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Christine Beaulieu as Louise Denoncourt, a parole officer who runs an experimental rehabilitation program for murder convicts who are nearing eligibility for parole, but who faces challenges when evidence emerges that Marc St-Germain (Lothaire Bluteau), one of the criminals in her program, may have committed the still-unsolved murder of her mother.[2]
| The Thawing of Ice | |
|---|---|
| French | La Fonte des glaces |
| Directed by | François Péloquin |
| Written by | François Péloquin Sarah Lévesque |
| Produced by | Ziad Touma |
| Starring | Christine Beaulieu Lothaire Bluteau |
| Cinematography | François Messier-Rheault |
| Edited by | Carina Baccanale |
| Music by | Mathieu Charbonneau |
Production company | Couzin Films |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Marc Béland, Étienne Lou, Pierre-Paul Alain, Jean-Luc Kanapé, Abdelghafour Elaaziz and Ayana O'Shun.[3]
The film premiered at the Cinéma du Musée in Montreal on March 14, 2024,[3] before opening commercially on March 22.[4]
References edit
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Fonte des glaces, La – Film de François Péloquin". Films du Québec, March 16, 2024.
- ^ François Lévesque, "«La fonte des glaces»: l’idéaliste et le tueur". Le Devoir, March 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Christine Beaulieu brille sur le tapis rouge de La fonte des glaces". Noovo Moi, March 17, 2024.
- ^ Luc Boulanger, "Les chemins de la liberté". La Presse, March 22, 2024.
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