The Breaking Ice

The Breaking Ice

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2023-08-22
Genre:Drama
Duration:100 min
Director:Anthony Chen
Actors:Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, Qu Chuxiao, Ruguang Wei, Liu Baisha
Production:Canopy Pictures, Huace Media, Giraffe Pictures

Overview:

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.

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