The Breaking Ice (2023)

Other name: 燃冬 Ran Dong Burning Winter

Description

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.

(Source: Festival de Cannes)

Director: Anthony Chen [陈哲艺]

Country: Chinese

Status: Completed

Released: 2023

Genre: Drama;