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Cold Fever (1995)

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All poor Atsushi Hirata really wants is to leave the cold Japanese winter and take a week's vacation in warm Hawaii. Unfortunately, he ends up forced to honor tradition and travel to even more frigid Iceland to pay tribute to his late parents who died there seven years before. This internationally produced very funny road movie chronicles his many misadventures that begin when he disembarks from his plane in the midst of a blizzard and ends up boarding the wrong bus. The bus takes him to some

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Written By: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Jim Stark

In Theaters: Apr 5, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Jun 10, 1997

Cast

Masatoshi Nagase
Atsushi Hirata
Lili Taylor
Jill
Fisher Stevens
Jack
G�sli Halld�rsson
Siggi
Laura Leigh Hughes
Laura
Seijun Suzuki
Grandfather
Katrin Olafsdottir
Psychic Girl

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An fascinating film that is both a valentine to the charms of Iceland and a flinty meditation on a young man's quest to bestow a blessing on the parents he took for granted.

February 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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This is a very quirky film, a word I hate to use but it seems truly apt in describing this movie. I liked it very much, it?s quite beautiful at times and there certainly isn't another film like it!

October 2, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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Japanese businessman reluctantly travels through wintery Iceland to perform burial ceremony for dead parents. Its a good premise - road rip with extra Icelandic-Japanese culture clash- the scenery is stunning, the lead actor plays a nice mixture of confusion and adaption, and there's a cameo by Seijun Suzuki as the

March 4, 2011