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1995 Certificate 15
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A charming, acclaimed Icelandic road saga about a Japanese man's spiritual quest through a snowbound landscape littered with winsome native inhabitants. Hirata is forced to cancel his annual golf trip in Hawaii in order to fulfill a Japanese tradition. He must travel to the river where his parents were killed in an accident .. Read more

Starring Masatoshi Nagase, Fisher Stevens, Lili Taylor, Gisli Halldorsson
Director Fredrik Thor Fridriksson
Genres Drama

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Cold Fever

A charming, acclaimed Icelandic road saga about a Japanese man's spiritual quest through a snowbound landscape littered with winsome native inhabitants. Hirata is forced to cancel his annual golf trip in Hawaii in order to fulfill a Japanese tradition. He must travel to the river where his parents were killed in an accident seven years earlier and perform the necessary rituals that will finally lay their souls to rest. Ari Kristinsson's gorgeous photography elevates the seemingly lighthearted counter-cultural proceedings to a deeper, more soulful level. This juxtaposition, in the tradition of Jim Jarmusch's DEAD MAN, makes COLD FEVER a relevant, lasting experience.

Starring Masatoshi Nagase, Fisher Stevens, Lili Taylor, Gisli Halldorsson, Seijun Suzuki
Director Fredrik Thor Fridriksson
Studio SECOND SIGHT FILMS LTD.
Run time DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English, Icelandic, Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 20 Sep 2004
Production year: 1995
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Considering its lack of resources, the Icelandic film industry produces films of a remarkably high quality. This road movie from Fridrik Thor Fridriksson makes magnificent use of the island's snowy wastes and distinctive settlements to turn Japanese fish dealer Masatoshi Nagase's odyssey into a truly memorable experience. Only the contrived recurrence of American “tourists” Lili Taylor and Fisher Stevens jars as Nagase encounters all manner of eccentric islanders in his bid to perform a traditional burial service for his geologist parents, who died in Iceland some years earlier. Blending local myth and genre convention to gently mock national stereotypes, this is a deliciously deadpan gem.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • This Icelandic odyssey reveals Japanese star Nagase (who first came to notice in the West in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Surprisingly Good

    We got this for the scenery more than for the film but were totally and pleasantly surprised to find it a really good film! A young Japanese man goes to Iceland to honour his dead parents. It's a road-trip movie with a difference... full of Icelandic culture and Japanese spiritualism without being too heavy... dark in places, witty in others - this is a great film if you're looking for something a little different.

      • PLR from Wakefield, West Yorkshire
      • Posted 29 Jan 2005 16:06

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Surprisingly Good

    We got this for the scenery more than for the film but were totally and pleasantly surprised to find it a really good film! A young Japanese man goes to Iceland to honour his dead parents. It's a road-trip movie with a difference... full of Icelandic culture and Japanese spiritualism without being too heavy... dark in places, witty in others - this is a great film if you're looking for something a little different.

      • PLR from Wakefield, West Yorkshire
      • Posted 29 Jan 2005 16:06

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