On the Ice (2011)

On the Ice 2011 In the isolated, frozen town of Barrow, Alaska, Inupiaq teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq have grown up like brothers in a tight knit community defined as much by ancient traditions as by hip hop and snowmobiles Early one morning, on a seal hunt with their friend James, a tussle turns violent, and James is killed Panic stricken, terrified, and with no one to blame but themselves, Qalli and Aivaaq lie and declare the death a tragic accident As Barrow roils with grief and his protective father becomes suspicious, Qalli stumbles through guilt filled days, wrestling with his part in the death For the first time in his life, hes treading alone on existential ice