The Ice Tower
“Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart.”
Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.
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Cast
13 people
Marion Cotillard
Cristina / The Snow Queen
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Clara Pacini
Jeanne / Bianca
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The First Assistant Director
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Valentina Vezzoso
Bianca
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Cassandre Louis Urbain
Rose
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Aurélia Petit
Narrator (voice)
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Raphael Reboul
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Lucile Hadžihalilović Director · Geoff Cox Writer Jonathan Ricquebourg Cinematographer
Budget $46K · United States release October 3, 2025 · Produced in France, Germany
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Budget
$45,713
Production
3B Productions
Production
Sutor Kolonko
Production
Davis Films
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
BR
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
La Reine des neiges
Working title
Languages
Original title
La Tour de glace
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 2025
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · September 17, 2025
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · October 21, 2025
Digital
United States
September 19, 2025 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
June 5, 2026 · Digital · Shudder
Armenia
July 18, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Australia
August 16, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
March 5, 2026 · Premiere · Alliance Française French Film Festival
Austria
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 17, 2025 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Estonia
May 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
August 28, 2026 · Theatrical
France
September 8, 2025 · Premiere · L'Etrange Festival
September 11, 2026 · Digital · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
September 11, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Black Forest Film Festival
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 12, 2026 · Digital
New Zealand
July 30, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
July 18, 2025 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
Spain
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
March 6, 2026 · Theatrical · Sombra - Festival de Cine Fantástico Europeo
Sweden
January 25, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
January 12, 2026 · Digital
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