In the Region of Ice

1976 | 37 minutes | 6.2 ★ (4)

In the Region of Ice
  • Overview

    In this American Film Institute-subsidized short subject, Fionnula Flanagan plays a sharp-tongued but compassionate nun, while Peter Lempert is cast as a sullen, emotionally disturbed boy. The title refers to the "thawing" process that occurs when the nun attempts to break through Lempert's wall of silence. Winner of the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

  • Release Date

    06 October 1976

  • DirectingPeter Werner
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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