Icebox

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Icebox

2018,

1h 26m,

Drama

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Óscar, a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his home and seek asylum in the United States, finds himself trapped inside the U.S. immigration system.

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Eric Deggans

NPR

Dec 15, 2018

Swedish director Daniel Sawka has created a film as authentic and direct as a news report.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

Dec 7, 2018

Like the best drama, "Icebox" is defined by its humanity, putting a face on asylum seekers in a way news coverage only occasionally does. From that perspective it feels like HBO is performing a public service,

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Dec 7, 2018

Icebox is not a documentary. But it does have a spare, naturalistic and awkwardly acted style that helps sell its story, which goes only so far into the legal nuances or politics of the detainee crisis on the southern border.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 11, 2021

The greatest strength of Icebox is that the filmmakers have decided, to their credit, to tell the story from the point of view of a 12-year-old Honduran refugee and with unquestionable sympathy and anger.

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Mark A. Perigard

Boston Herald

Dec 8, 2018

B-

To writer and director Daniel Sawka's credit, the film ends on a poignant note, but it's hard to find any hope in this story. Oscar's uncertain journey shows no sign of ever ending, not for the rest of his life. In that, "Icebox" chills.

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Jan 10, 2019

Brainfood for idiots. Emotive propaganda

Abraham R

Jan 1, 2019

Totally riveting. From the first moment, it captures you and takes you on a journey no child should endure. filmed before the actual border events of 2018, it's uncannily eerie how factual it turned out to be. Excellent acting that felt real to the core.

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Dec 22, 2018

Very well told! And acting was incredible. Very emotional and so true and real. Simply amazing!!

Luke L

Dec 19, 2018

Wow This movie really touch your soul... no fiction! Pure reality..... had the world lost the meaning of humanity ???

Hermione P

Dec 18, 2018

Poltilical only and inaccurate

Dec 13, 2018

You need to watch this. If you donï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)t get why people WALK thousands of miles to try to get into our country, you might learn something. This movie is heart breaking and inspirational. The young actor who plays Oscar is so good and if he doesnï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)t stir something inside you, youï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)re not human.

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Synopsis

Óscar, a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his home and seek asylum in the United States, finds himself trapped inside the U.S. immigration system.

Director: Daniel Sawka
Producer: James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, David S. Greathouse, Richard Sakai
Screenwriter: Daniel Sawka
Production Co: Gracie Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2018
Runtime: 1h 26m

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