Despite the break-up of the USSR, cold war-style espionage dramas about the cruel Soviet Union continue to surface. Benefitting from authentic locations, but needlessly over-extended, THE ICE RUNNER is a fairly compelling human rights drama; it crosses THE FUGITIVE with A DAY IN THE LIFE
OF IVAN DENISOVICH.
A career spy, American Jeremy West (Edward Albert) loses his opportunity to come in from the cold when he trusts his own government. When Russia cries for justice in a spy scandal, the CIA tricks West into confessing his complicity while denying all involvement. West is given a 12-year stretch
in a penitentiary whose harsh conditions ensure that few prison...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
108 mins