The Breaking Ice (2023)
燃冬
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.
- Date of release
- 2023-08-22
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (55)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Anthony Chen
Casting
- 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
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