Ice

Ice (Лёд, 2018) is Oleg Trofim's musical romance, and you can watch online on iFILM. Nadya, a girl from Irkutsk, has dreamed of figure skating since childhood. Sheer stubbornness carries her to the top tier — until a partner's botched throw ends her career and leaves her in a wheelchair.

Sent home, she's stuck with the last caretaker she'd ever choose: Sasha, a blunt, rough-edged hockey player. They bicker over everything. Yet Sasha is the one who flatly refuses to believe she'll never skate again, and he drags her back toward a life worth living. Aglaya Tarasova and Aleksandr Petrov headline, with Maria Aronova, Miloš Biković and Ksenia Rappoport rounding out the cast.

The film plays out as a jukebox musical — characters break into Russian pop hits mid-scene, and the rink sequences are staged big. Ice became a major box-office success and kick-started a whole franchise. It's made for viewers who want earnest romance with no irony and don't mind tearing up at the finish. Stream Ice (2018) online on iFILM.