Icefall (2025)
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A lone man discovers a suitcase of stolen cash in the ice, triggering a deadly hunt by a gang of criminals.
The story
After a gang of men steals a pawn shop and murders the employees, their getaway plane crashes in a remote location due to inclement weather. Five months later, a man named Harlan discovers a suitcase of cash hidden in the ice. His discovery triggers a tracking device, alerting the original gang to his location. Meanwhile, Ani, a Game Warden, encounters Harlan and becomes entangled in the pursuit as the gang tracks the loot across the frozen landscape, leading to a violent confrontation between the outlaws and the locals.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A gang led by Drake steals a pawn shop using a time bomb and murders the staff. Their plane crashes in a remote area, where the loot sits for five months until Harlan finds a suitcase of cash in the ice. The suitcase contains a tracker, alerting the gang. Drake recruits Pen (a preacher), Sirena, and Ellis to retrieve the $20 million. Ani, a Blackfoot Game Warden, finds Harlan and the suitcase, leading to a shootout where the gang kills a man named Jed. During the pursuit, Dax is killed by a beartrap. The gang leader, Rhodes, kills Ellis for trying to steal the money. Ani takes Harlan to the tribe chief, Oz, who blames Harlan for the death of Ani's late wife, Mia. The local Sheriff, who is secretly aiding the gang for a 5% cut, takes Ani and Harlan hostage to meet Rhodes. Harlan tricks the Sheriff into a beartrap. Sirena kills the Sheriff, and Harlan kills Sirena. Pen sets fire to methane gas, killing Rhodes. Harlan kills Drake and throws him into the water. Harlan is initiated into the Blackfoot tribe, while the authorities find $4 million of the cash. Ani notices a new hospital was funded, implying the rest of the money was used.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 96
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Writers
- George Mahaffey · writer; Steve Isles · writer
- Cast and characters
- Joel Kinnaman · Harlan; Cara Jade Myers · Ani; Danny Huston · Rhodes; Graham Greene · Oz; Martin Sensmeier · Pen; Oliver Trevena · Dax; Devaughn Nixon · Drake; Frida Gustavsson · Sirena
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- Survival; Greed; Betrayal; Tribal Identity
- Tone and mood
- Tense; Violent; Atmospheric
- Setting
- A remote, snow-covered wilderness and lake in Montana during winter.
- Premise and plot tags
- Survival Thriller; Heist Gone Wrong; Native American Themes
- Content notes
- Murder
- Production trivia
- Graham Greene appears in one of his last screen roles.; Principal photography took place in Bulgaria.; The film was announced in November 2023.
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