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Musta jää -- Afraid of losing her husband to a younger woman, the gynaecologist Saara makes friends with her rival using a false identity. A dangerous psychological game about life and death begins.

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Director:
Petri Kotwica
Writer:
Petri Kotwica (written by)
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Release Date:
19 October 2007 (Finland) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Thriller See more »
Plot:
Saara is a middle-aged doctor who one day finds out that her architect-husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman... See more » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
6 wins & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
Black Ice
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 11 February 2008)
User Reviews:
Impressive love triangle See more (21 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Outi Mäenpää ... Saara
Ria Kataja ... Tuuli
Martti Suosalo ... Leo

Ville Virtanen ... Ilkka
Sara Paavolainen ... Lea
Netta Heikkilä ... Krista
Väinö Heiskanen ... Joonas
Philipp Danne ... Uwe
Matti Laine ... Komu
Emilia Sinisalo ... Receptionist
Kirsi Ylijoki ... Female Cop
Marjut Maristo ... Girl at Masquerade
Anne von Keller ... Nurse
Christian Hagman ... Hade
Arttu Eloranta ... Guy at Afterparty
Aulikki Mattila ... Girl at Afterparty
Katja-Maria Taavitsainen ... Girl at Afterparty
Sara Norberg ... Bartender
Nicole Torday ... Bar-worker
Hanna Bergholm ... Girl at door
Kai Nordberg ... Cop
Jukka-Pekka Huuskonen ... Cop
Timo Kinnunen ... Band Member #1 (as Cleaning Women)
Risto Puurunen ... Band Member #2 (as Cleaning Women)
Tero Vänttinen ... Band Member #3 (as Cleaning Women)
Tulikansa ... Tulitaiteilijat
Petra Hilkkola ... Stillborn Baby
Satu Lipponen ... Nurse at Operating-room
Kristiina Morelius ... Nurse at Operating-room
Maija Tuominen ... Nurse at Operating-room
Arja-Liisa Koivisto ... Nurse at Operating-room
Jyrki Ruotsalainen ... Nurse at Operating-room
Kirsti Kosonen ... Assaulted Patient
Pauliina Marjasalo ... Section Patient
Pipsa Penttinen ... Blond Woman at Bar
Camilla O'Connor ... Waitress
Selma Vilhunen ... Cleaner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Harri J. Rantala ... Architecture student
Tomi Kerminen ... Working man / Cable Guy / Man in the boat (uncredited)
Neea Laitinen ... Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Petri Kotwica 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Petri Kotwica  written by

Produced by
Kaarle Aho .... producer
Leander Carell .... producer: Germany
Patrick Knippel .... producer: Germany
Kai Nordberg .... executive producer
Steffen Reuter .... producer: Germany
 
Original Music by
Eicca Toppinen 
 
Cinematography by
Harri Räty 
 
Film Editing by
Jukka Nykänen 
 
Art Direction by
Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen 
 
Costume Design by
Kristiina Saha 
 
Makeup Department
Ari Arvola .... special makeup effects artist
Johanna Backman .... body painter
Eeva Hautamäki .... assistant makeup artist
Liina Junna .... body painter
Vera Michel .... makeup artist
Eeva Sofia Ratalahti .... makeup artist
Saara Sarvas .... body painter
Kutri Tamminen .... body painter
Karoliina Viinikari .... assistant makeup artist
Riikka Virtanen .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Sara Norberg .... production manager
Camilla O'Connor .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hanna Bergholm .... second assistant director
Katri Kannisto .... first assistant director
Jenni Ranta .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jukka Anttonen .... construction coordinator
Maisu Anttonen .... painter (as Maisu Valo-Anttonen)
Tarmo Halme .... swing gang
Kalle Hynynen .... model maker
Juhana Ikäheimo .... swing gang
Tommi Isojärvi .... property master (as Tommy Isojärvi)
Ari Lahtisalo .... art department assistant
Lasse Lindholm .... art department assistant
Otso Linnalaakso .... assistant set designer
Otso Linnalaakso .... model maker
Petteri Meriluoma .... graphic designer
Mikko Mertz .... model maker
Juulia Niiniranta .... props assistant
Markus Nykänen .... art department assistant
Teo Paaer .... props assistant
J.P. Pesonen .... art department assistant (as J-P Pesonen)
Kirsi Pirhonen .... painter
Jouni Rantala .... swing gang
Kaisa Saarela .... props
Ville Salonen .... graphical props
Illusia Sarvas .... set design trainee
Kimi Seppänen .... property master
Olli Summanen .... drawer
Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen .... set designer
Jouni Utriainen .... art department assistant
Thommy Öhman .... swing gang
 
Sound Department
Johan Hake .... sound recordist
Olli-Pekka Jauhiainen .... sound trainee
Kai-Uwe Koch .... sound editor
Pietu Korhonen .... boom operator
Christian Lutz .... boom operator
Annette Oberle .... sound studio executive
Paul Oberle .... sound recordist
René Pauli .... foley editor
Dominik Raetz .... sound re-recording mixer
Christian Riegel .... post-production sound
Christian Riegel .... sound mixer
Günther Röhn .... foley artist
Sami Sarhamaa .... sound re-recordist
Jürgen Schulz .... foley recordist
Oswald Schwander .... sound designer
Oswald Schwander .... sound
Jenny Takku .... sound trainee
Thomas Wolfert .... dubbing: German
 
Special Effects by
Konsta Mannerheimo .... special effects
 
Stunts
Risto Hämäri .... stunt driver
H.-P. Virkki .... stunt double: Ria Kataja (as Harri-Pekka Virkki)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jami Granström .... first assistant camera
Toni Haaranen .... lighting trainee
Mika Hietala .... lighting technician
Marja-Leena Hukkanen .... still photographer (as Malla Hukkanen)
Janne Häkkinen .... assistant grip
Jari Kairamo .... film unit
Sakke Kantosalo .... lighting trainee
Aki Karppinen .... key lighting technician
Tobias Kownatzki .... second assistant camera
Kalle Kujala .... video assistant
Kimmo Lampinen .... dolly
Kosti Lehikoinen .... key grip
Jari Lehtiniemi .... film unit
Kimmo Manninen .... video assistant
Saija Mäki-Nevala .... film unit
Aki Mäkiaho .... lighting trainee
Allan Pyykkö .... film unit
Karri Pöykiö .... key grip
Otso Reunanen .... lighting trainee
Roope Ruuska .... film unit
Antti Ruusuvuori .... film unit
Harri Sipilä .... gaffer
Mikko Säteri .... poster photographer
Antti Tuunanen .... lighting technician
 
Casting Department
Uwe Bünker .... casting: Germany
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pirita Niva .... costumer trainee
 
Editorial Department
Günter Blasenbreu .... video post-production
Doris Krinninger .... negative cutter
Wolfgang Krusche .... digital lab
Stefan Müller .... digital lab
Einari Paakkanen .... assistant editor
Christa Paulini .... editorial executive
Aleksi Raij .... trailer editor
Steffen Reuter .... post-production executive
Petri Riikonen .... post-production: trailer
Gabriela Schultze .... editorial executive
Martin Schwertführer .... video post-production
Christian Sommer .... digital lab
Rosemarie Steppan .... negative cutter
Colin Ullmann .... negative
Bettina Winter .... color grader
 
Music Department
Antti Murto .... music mixer
Arttu Peljo .... music recordist: theme music
Mikko Sirén .... musician: drums
Eicca Toppinen .... music mixer
Eicca Toppinen .... music producer
Eicca Toppinen .... music producer: theme music
Eicca Toppinen .... musician: cello
Eicca Toppinen .... musician: piano
Väinö Toppinen .... music recordist
Väinö Toppinen .... music recordist: theme music
Väinö Toppinen .... musician: programming
Jyrki Tuovinen .... music producer: theme music
Jyrki Tuovinen .... music recordist: theme music
 
Transportation Department
Mikko Haapalainen .... driver
Jouni Kortesato .... driver: trailer
 
Other crew
Ulrike Brema .... second production assistant
Christian Burghold .... bank consultant
Tero Fagerström .... production assistant
Peter Frentin .... consultant: information technology
Päivi Hiltula .... medical advisor
Marja-Leena Hukkanen .... script supervisor (as Malla Hukkanen)
Juha Hämynen .... insurance
Elnas Isrusch .... production assistant
Jussi Kaisjoki .... publicist
Mika Keränen .... trainer: taekwondo
Dirk Kleiner .... legal services
Alexander Krack .... production assistant
Marian Krieg .... production trainee
Iiro Küttner .... script editor
Minni Leskinen .... production trainee
Helena Mustonen .... second production assistant
Mirko Nieminen .... computer programmer
Minna Nuutinen .... translator
Camilla O'Connor .... finance manager
Jolle Onnismaa .... script supervisor
Mika Pakarinen .... legal services
Timo Parkkari .... advisor: clinical
Jenni Ranta .... production trainee
Ilkka Rautio .... production trainee
Jyrki Ruotsalainen .... advisor: clinical
Toni Ruotsalainen .... trainer: taekwondo
Harri Räty .... script editor
Stefan Rüll .... legal services
Michael Schmidt .... bank consultant
Katrin Stolpe .... bank consultant
Ville Tanttu .... making-of
Katharina Tenfeld .... production accountant
Peter Toiviainen .... marketing manager
Patrik Typpö .... web master
Joela Uimonen .... publicist
Pierre-Alban Villeroy .... second production assistant
André Wetzel .... information technology support
Christiane Winter .... finance assistant
Christian Zipperle .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Black Ice" - International (English title)
"Svart is" - Finland (Swedish title)
"Czarny lód" - Poland
"Fekete jég" - Hungary
"Must jää" - Estonia
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
Finland | Germany
Language:
Finnish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (2008) | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:III | New Zealand:R18
Filming Locations:
FinlandSee more »
Company:
Making Movies OySee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director-writer Petri Kotwica planned this film for 6 years.See more »
Quotes:
Tuuli:What do you do?
Saara:I'm a psycho... logist.
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Movie Connections:
Remade as Du yeoja (2010)See more »
Soundtrack:
S.O.S.See more »

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22 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
Impressive love triangle, 10 October 2007
Author: Petteri Kalliomäki (petteri_kalliomaki_82@hotmail.com) from Finland

One of the better commercial Finnish films of the last decade, "Musta jää" is a tight love triangle with unexpectable plot line. At many times (and quite surprisingly) it is almost hitchcockian in atmosphere, as you always know a little bit more than any of the characters - and in the end, the whole plot seems to be about masquerade à la "North by Northwest" or "Vertigo", with one of the main characters slowly turning into the character he/she performs.

Although the film suffers from few unnecessary sex scenes (not counting the over-the-top lesbian scene!) and quite unimpressive soundtrack, the film as a whole stands out as a remarkable effort. Kotwika has the patience to tell his story mainly through his fine actors and actresses, not through the images - the patience lacking from most modern film directors. He also explains the motives of his characters through their actions and expressions, not through their words. Kotwika seems to have some virtues of an old-time filmmaker, who still believes in his audiences intelligence. In that sense, his film hasn't appear a minute too soon on our Finnish screens.

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