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“Iceman” tells the story of a man, frozen in Italian mountains, some 5,300 years ago

In 1991, a melting glacier revealed the body of a man. At first, people assumed he was a hiker. Later, his true Stone Age origins were revealed. This is his story . . .
From writer/director Felix Randau, Iceman (Omnibus) set in the stunning Ötztal Alps more than 5,300 years ago.  Kelab (portrayed by Jürgen Vogel), leader of a Neolithic clan, is also the appointed keeper of the group’s holy shrine, Tineka.

But, one day, while out hunting, his village is attacked by a bloodthirsty band of marauders.  Everyone in the tribe is brutally murdered, including Kelab’s wife and son, and Tineka is stolen.  Blinded by pain and fury, Kelab now has one sole purpose — vengeance—and he sets off on a treacherous odyssey through the mountains to confront his family’s killers.

Of the film, the Los Angeles Times said “Iceman’s’ Neolithic murder mystery and stunning scenery set it apart…marked by stunning locations and Jakub Bejnarowicz’s fleet, evocative cinematography, Iceman is almost like something unearthed itself: a recognizable B western sharpened as much by its glints of psychology as by its kinetic savagery”.