The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice
2016 film by Aleksey Tsitsilin
The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (Russian: Снежная королева 3: Огонь и лёд, romanized: Snezhnaya koroleva 3: Ogon i lyod) is a 2016 Russian animated fantasy adventure film directed by Aleksey Tsitsilin. It is the sequel to The Snow Queen 2 (2014). In the film, Gerda and her friends embark on a new journey to reunite her family.
Simultaneous release and promotional activities were planned during the theatrical distribution period. After trailers aired in November 2016, the film debuted in Russia on 29 December 2016. Thereafter, it was released in various European countries, as well as throughout Latin America over the years up to 2018. The film set a foreign box office record for a Russian animation film.
A sequel, The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands, was released in 2018.
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The film is about the importance of family and helping. Gerda still has an unfinished dream to find her parents who were once taken away from them by the North Wind and finally reunite the family.
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