Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Horror Film Highlighted in Romanian Program and Director Interview

Director Eli Roth's horror film *Ice Cream Man*—about an ice‑cream vendor whose treats turn children into violent killers—has been featured in the INSPIRE Cinema program in Craiova, Romania, running from July 31 to August 6. The festival listing notes the film’s 106‑minute runtime and its N‑15 rating.

In a recent interview, Roth, now a father of a 17‑month‑old daughter, said he revisited the script he wrote 20 years ago, reshaping it from a parental viewpoint. He explained that the story explores the “perversion of childhood” and the broken trust placed in a seemingly benign figure, with graphic scenes that juxtapose schoolyard games and lethal weapons.