THE BREAKING ICE
Section: Un Certain Regard
Director: Anthony Chen
Screenwriter: Anthony Chen
Logline: 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.
Panelists: Anthony Chen, Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haoran
Sales Agent: Rediance
Premiered: Monday, May 22nd
Key Quote: “I think that’s the only way I could make this film, because I didn’t grow up in China, so if you were to ask me to make a film where it’s a very very deep, thorough socio-realist observation of working young people in China, I think it’s really tough, which is why I can only use the lens of an outsider.”
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