The Breaking Ice Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Dec. 21, 2023

The Breaking Ice

Release Date: Friday, January 12, 2024 New York

Meng Xie, Zhou Dongyu, Anthony Chen, Liu Hoaran, Qu Chuxiao

NR Drama 1 hr, 37 m English ( Subtitled), Mandarin

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56% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Drama Romance

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Breaking Ice.

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Liu Hoaran
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Qu Chuxiao
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Zhou Dongyu
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Crew Behind the Film

The The Breaking Ice behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Anthony Chen last directed Drift.

Director: Anthony Chen
Screenwriter: Anthony Chen
Producers: Anthony Chen
Meng Xie

Studio: Strand Releasing
Production Companies

Additional Information

MPA Rating: NR Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr, 37 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English (subtitled)<br /> Mandarin

All Trailers

Official The Breaking Ice movie trailers and clips.

Drama

The Breaking Ice Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Breaking Ice movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2023

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Breaking Ice was released in New York on Friday, January 12, 2024. There were 20 other movies released on the same date, including The Beekeeper, Mean Girls and The Book of Clarence.

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