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The Ice Runner

“The Cold War never felt this close.”

98 min · R · USA / Russia

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The Ice Runner

“The Cold War never felt this close.”

A classic Cold War thriller. A daring escape by an American from a Russian prison.

After being betrayed by his own country, American spy Jeffrey West is captured by the Soviets and sent to a Siberian gulag. During the train ride to the camp, an accident destroys the records tied to his identity, allowing him to pose as a common thief and avoid the harsher treatment reserved for political prisoners and foreign agents. At first, Jeffrey manages to blend in among the prisoners while quietly searching for a way out. But as inconsistencies in his story begin to surface, the camp commander grows suspicious and starts investigating who he really is. Knowing his cover will eventually collapse, Jeffrey decides to attempt an escape across the frozen Siberian wilderness toward the Bering Strait, hoping to find a way back to freedom before the commander closes in on him for good.

4K TURBO HDDOLBY PANORAMIC SOUNDSHOT IN RUSSIA & SIBERIAREMASTERED COLD WAR CLASSICWIDESCREEN RESTORATION

98 min · R · USA / Russia

The Ice Runner poster

Why you can’t miss it

A cinematic journey few films have ever dared to capture.

  • 01

    Filmed in rare, never-before-seen locations across Russia and Siberia.

  • 02

    A visually restored masterpiece with breathtaking clarity and scale.

  • 03

    A haunting, atmospheric score brought to life with cutting-edge sound design.

  • 04

    A story of endurance, resilience, and the unbreakable human spirit.

  • 05

    Perfect for fans of espionage, survival thrillers, and historical drama.

Frames from the film

  • Pursued across Red Square

    01Red Square pursuit

  • Running on the rooftop of a moving train

    02Rooftop chase

  • Close-up portrait in winter

    03Frozen wilderness

  • A brutal brawl in the rain

    04Brawl in the rain

  • Reindeer and sled in the snow

    05Edge of the world

  • A romantic scene

    06A quiet moment

  • Helicopters lifting off

    07No way back

  • Soviet courtroom interior

    08On trial

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The story, in frames

Six beats.
One way out.

  • Jeffrey West on a phone call in Moscow
    01

    Act I · Moscow

    “A call he should have ignored.”

  • Jeffrey West pursued across Red Square
    02

    Act I · Moscow

    “A city, closing in.”

  • Soviet courtroom interior
    03

    Act I · Moscow

    “A trial without a verdict that mattered.”

  • Train arriving at a remote Siberian station
    04

    Act II · Siberia

    “The end of the line. The start of the cold.”

  • Jeffrey West and Lena saying goodbye
    05

    Act II · Siberia

    “A goodbye he could not keep.”

  • Jeffrey West with a falcon at the edge of the wild
    06

    Act II · Siberia

    “And finally, a horizon.”

Inside The Ice Runner

From Moscow’s frost
to Siberia’s edge.

Two acts, one journey. The strip rolls on its own. Every frame a step further from home.

Act I · Moscow

The arrest.

8 scenes · hover to pause

  • Jeffrey West on a phone call

    01On the phone

  • Jeffrey West being photographed in custody

    02Photographed

  • Jeffrey West flanked by two Soviet guards

    03Between two guards

  • Jeffrey West pursued across Red Square

    04Pursued in Red Square

  • Jeffrey West running on the rooftop of a moving train

    05On top of the train

  • Kruk and a CIA agent talking in an elevator

    06Kruk and the CIA

  • Soviet courtroom interior

    07Courtroom

  • West and Kruck inside the courtroom

    08West and Kruck · courtroom

Act II · Siberia

The escape.

29 scenes · hover to pause

  • Train arriving at a remote Siberian station

    01Train arrival

  • Jeffrey West on a train

    02On the train

  • Lena stepping off a train

    03Lena getting off the train

  • Reindeer and sled arriving in the snow

    04Reindeer and sled arrival

  • Kolya watching new prisoners arrive at camp

    05Kolya watches the prisoners arrive

  • Jeffrey West on his first night inside the gulag barracks

    06First night in the barracks

  • Kolya inside the prisoner barracks

    07Kolya in the barracks

  • Jeffrey West meeting Petrov inside the barracks

    08Meeting Petrov in the barracks

  • Jeffrey West and Petrov at the prison work site

    09At the work site with Petrov

  • Jeffrey West and Petrov sawing wood

    10Sawing wood with Petrov

  • Jeffrey West and Kolya at a remote outpost

    11In the outpost with Kolya

  • Kolya and Jeffrey West tracking Petrov in the wilderness

    12Tracking Petrov with Kolya

  • A day off in a Siberian village

    13Day off in the village

  • Gorsky swinging a club

    14Gorsky swings a club

  • West and Gorsky brawl in the rain

    15Brawl in the rain

  • Jeffrey West meeting Lena at the train

    16Meeting Lena at the train

  • Jeffrey and Lena in a romantic scene

    17A romantic moment

  • Jeffrey West and Lena outside the camp

    18Outside the camp with Lena

  • Jeffrey West introducing Lena to Fyodor

    19Introducing Lena to Fyodor

  • Close-up portrait of Lena

    20Lena, close-up

  • Jeffrey West and Lena saying goodbye

    21Saying goodbye

  • Lena and Jeffrey West in a goodbye scene

    22Goodbye scene

  • Lena walking up a path, leaving

    23Lena walks away

  • Close-up of Jeffrey West in winter

    24Close-up · winter

  • Jeffrey West in a field outside the camp

    25In the field outside the camp

  • Jeffrey West leaving the work camp

    26Leaving the work camp

  • Van arriving at the helicopter landing site

    27Van arrives at the helicopters

  • Helicopters lifting off and leaving camp

    28Helicopters leave the camp

  • Jeffrey West with a falcon at the edge of the wild

    29Falconer

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“Absolutely wonderful, suspenseful… romantic… a fascinating movie experience.”

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“A harrowing adventure with a spectacular climax.”

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“I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. A heart-thumping American adventure film.”

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