A passionate, enthusiastic, and enlightening exclusive interview with writer/director ROBERT MONIOT discussing the powerfully moving THE ICE CREAM MAN, Oscar Shortlisted for Best Live Action Short.
SYNOPSIS: Shortly after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a popular Jewish ice cream parlor owner, Ernst Cahn, finds himself targeted by the infamous “Butcher of Lyon,” Klaus Barbie. As his world crumbles, “The Ice Cream Man” must choose between resistance and death…a choice that will reverberate throughout the country. Based on actual events.
Written and Directed by ROBERT MONIOT, THE ICE CREAM MAN stars Noah Emmerich as Ernst Cahn (the best performance of his career), Nik Pajic as Klaus Barbie, Gretchen Hall as Ursula Cahn, and Fred Arsenault as Piet Vant Hoff.