Film

The Breaking Ice

2023 · 1h 40m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

71

In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a personable but frustrated restaurant worker. The three bond quickly over a drunken weekend. Confronting their individual traumas, their frozen desires slowly thaw as they seek to liberate themselves from an icy world.

Zhou Dongyu

Nana

Liu Haoran

Hao Feng

Qu Chuxiao

Han Xiao

Ruguang Wei

Fugitive

Liu Baisha

Nana's Teammate

Zhao Wenhao

Coach Driver

Li Yusheng

The Groom

• Anthony ChenProducer · Director · Writer
• Xie MengProducer
• Yu Jing-pinDirector of Photography
• Kin LeonnOriginal Music Composer
• Hoping ChenEditor
• Soo Mun ThyeEditor

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

August 22, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

14 — Criminal Acts, Sexual Content, Inappropriate Language, Sensitive Themes, Violence

Revenue

$2,900,000

Genres

Drama

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