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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 6, 1976

Original language

English

Cast

Fionnula Flanagan,Peter Lampert

Director

Peter Werner

Writer

Peter Werner,Joyce Carol Oates

Cinematography

Stephen L. Posey

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0074675