The Breaking Ice

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.

Cast

Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu

as Nana

Liu Haoran

Liu Haoran

as Hao Feng

Qu Chuxiao

Qu Chuxiao

as Han Xiao

Ruguang Wei

Ruguang Wei

as Fugitive

Liu Baisha

Liu Baisha

as Nana's Teammate

Zhao Wenhao

Zhao Wenhao

as Coach Driver

Li Yusheng

Li Yusheng

as The Groom

Reviews

Brent Marchant

No matter how hard a film tries to convey a profound message through imagery and symbolism, if it doesn’t have a cohesive narrative underlying that undertaking, it’s not likely to succeed. Such is the case with this latest offering from writer-director Anthony Chen, who tells the story of three dive...

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