Frozen Land

Frozen Land

In the end things work out for the best, for all of us

2005 · 133 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.

Directed by Aku Louhimies · Written by Paavo Westerberg

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