The Breaking Ice poster

The Breaking Ice( 2023)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Zhou Dongyu

      Nana

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      Liu Haoran

      Hao Feng

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      Qu Chuxiao

      Han Xiao

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      Ruguang Wei

      Fugitive

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      Liu Baisha

      Nana's Teammate

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      Zhao Wenhao

      Coach Driver

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      Yusheng Li

      The Groom

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Tue Apr 30 2024
    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 diverse but disconnected twenty-somethings (Dongyu Zhou, Haoran Liu, Chuxiao Qu) seeking to find their way in life in the northern Chinese city of Yanji, not far from the North Korean border. Set in the dead of winter, this unlikely trio comes together through impromptu (and, in all honesty, seemingly im...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    2900000.00

    Keywords

    • winter
    • relationship
    • invierno