Produced as a Finnish-German joint production, it stars actors Outi Mäenpää, Martti Suosalo and Ria Kataja in a twisted love triangle.

Black Ice was nominated for nine Jussi Awards, eventually winning five, including Best Lead Actress (Outi Mäenpää) and Best Film.

Saara is a doctor who finds out her husband, an architecture teacher, is having an affair with a young student called Tuuli.

The Canadian film If I Were You (2012), starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn reworks a similar storyline.

Other cast members include: Netta Heikkilä as Krista; Väinö Heiskanen as Joonas; Philipp Danne as Uwe; Matti Laine as Komu; Emilia Sinisalo as Receptionist; and Anne von Keller as Nurse.