Ice Merchants

2022
14m

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Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produc... Read allEvery day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.

Director
- João Gonzalez
Writer
- João Gonzalez

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7.6/10

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Director
- João Gonzalez
Writer
- João Gonzalez

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 30 wins & 22 nominations total

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First Portuguese film nominated for the Oscars.

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Featured in 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation (2023)

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10/10

Beautiful, simple, surprising.

Being able to tell such a story through beautifully simple details is amazing. Ice Merchants is a piece of art like the world needs more of.

The visual art and animation are both provoking and original.

The sound is wonderfully crafted.

The story brought me to tears.

A world where a good short animation like this, created with very little funding, wins an Academy Award is a better one. I really hope it wins.

Also interesting is the fact that ice merchants actually existed, a long time ago, even though that is more of a poetic backdrop to the story being told.

I'm looking forward to author's next creations.