Where to Watch L'iceberg (2005) in the US

What it's about

Fiona, Julien and their two clone-like children live a life appropriate to the robots they have become, in a style-less, cheerless suburb somewhere in the flatlands of French-speaking Europe. Even the simple act of buttering and eating a roll takes on the appearance of an assembly line. When Fiona, who manages a fast-food restaurant, accidentally locks herself in the restaurant's walk-in freezer overnight, her family doesn't even miss her. She realizes how pointless her life has become and runs away; to seek happiness, put her life right again and perhaps to visit the icebergs with which she begins an obsession. On a bus trip to nowhere, she becomes friendly with an older lady, Fernande, who offers Fiona a place to stay and diversion in her seaside community. There, Fiona becomes attracted to René, who owns a small sailboat, and has been a deaf-mute since a fire in which his parents died. In time, the pair embark on a sailing voyage, unknowingly pursued by the persistent Julien, who has managed to track Fiona down. When the men squabble and fall overboard, Fiona sets sail for the polar regions with a vengeance, ultimately tearing the bottom out of the boat on - you guessed it - an iceberg! Miraculously, the three castaways are all fished out of the ocean by Lucy, an Inuit girl who operates a commercial fishing boat. The final resolution of the love triangle caps the farcical nature of this unusual film.

Cast and crew

Director

Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Writer

Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Starring

Lucy Tulugarjuk, Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel

Details

Release date

Dec 7, 2005

Language

French, Inuktitut

Country

Belgium

Box office

$19,789

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

Where to Watch L'iceberg (2005) in the US — common questions

Where to watch L'iceberg in the United States?

L'iceberg is available with a subscription or free with a participating library card in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Fandor (HD) and Philo (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy.

Can I stream L'iceberg or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Fandor (HD) and Philo (HD).

Can I watch L'iceberg for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy.