Cold Fever

Cold Fever is an intriguing film that serves to show the importance of ritual and sacred place and time. It is the seven year anniversary of Hatsuri's parents death, and instead of venturing on a golf vacation in beautiful Hawaii, Hatsuri is confronted with the obstacle of completing a ritual in the rugged terrain of Iceland in order in insure the peaceful resting of his parents. Hatsuri's journey to complete the ritual, eventually is transformed into a ritual itself, that tests his resolve as well as dedication, and in the end transforms him, and shows him the importance of the ritual and the sacred place where it must occur. As the journey moves along, Hatsuri becomes less and less aware of the harsh weather and terrain, which is symbolic of this transformation.