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Ice Blues (2008)

Ice Blues poster
Original title
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Directed by
Ron Oliver
Genre
thriller, crime film, mystery film, LGBTQ-related film, LGBT-related television series
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gay detective investigates a crime in this mystery film. It is based on a series of novels and features a same-sex couple.

mysteriousinvestigativesuspensefullow-keyearnestgay-centriccrime-solvinglow-budget

What happens

Ice Blues is a 2008 gay-themed mystery television film starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey. It is the third adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel, though it was the fourth to be released. Ice Blues was screened in select markets in Canada in the summer of 2008 on the pay station Super Channel, but did not premiere in the United States until September 5, 2008 on here! TV network. The film was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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