The Breaking Ice(2023)

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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Anthony Chen

Actors: Dongyu Zhou, Haoran Liu, Chuxiao Qu, Ruguang Wei, Baisha Liu

Release date: 2023-08-22

Country of origin: People's Republic of China, Singapore

Length: 1h 37m

Ratings:

• 6.5/10
• 91%
• 71/100