Il guardiano del ghiaccio

In a house, on the top of a snowy mountain, the driver of a cable car (Claus Lein) hides a woman with mental disorders, Cloris, at his home. The situation is deteriorating their lives because of her psychic disorders, so Claus decides to resumes his old experiments to nurse her, since he was an accomplished neurosurgeon with revolutionary ideas. The extraordinary event of the explosion of the star Betelgeuse offers a unique opportunity to put the theories he had abandoned into practice. The scientist kidnaps a girl who looks like Cloris and tries to use her as a test subject in his experiments. After his success on the girl, Claus is now ready to operate his beloved Cloris, but the secrets he had buried long ago come to light turning reality upside down.

Directed by Salvatore Metastasio, Il guardiano del ghiaccio leans on a strong ensemble — Pietro De Silva, Fabio Balasso, Emanuele Corradini — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 2016.