The Breaking Ice

燃冬

– Record-breaking opening at home, generating 114,000 admissions for a $1.58 million gross to beat Warner Bros. blockbuster Wonka
– launched theatrically in all of Saudi Arabia’s 63 cinema theatres on 121 screens

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.
GenresDrama
DirectorAnthony Chen
CastDongyu Zhou, Haoran Liu, Chuxiao Qu
LanguageMandarin
Secondary LanguageKorean
SubtitlesEnglish, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
Runtime97 mins
Theatrical Release22 Nov 2023
Available1 Sep 2024
Festivals & Awards
TerritoriesWorldwide ex China, France, Monaco, Andorra

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