The Breaking Ice

(2023)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 55 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2023

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: China, Singapore

Director: 陳哲藝

Cast: 周冬雨, 刘昊然, Цюй Чу Сяо, Ruguang Wei, 刘白沙, 赵文浩, Yusheng Li

Plot

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.