Award-winning leading actress Zhou Dongyu, together with award-winning local director Anthony Chen, will hold a special post-screening Q&A event for their latest movie – The Breaking Ice on 4th September at GV Bugis+.

Besides being one of the first in Singapore to catch the movie before its official release, fans will also be able to hear what Zhou Dongyu and Director Anthony Chen have to share when they were filming The Breaking Ice together during this exclusive Q&A session!

At the age of 20, Zhou Dongyu was scouted and cast in reputable director Zhang Yimou’s UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE 《山楂树之恋》 and has since built a successful acting career. She has won multiple acting awards from her previous feature films including SOUL MATE 《七月与安生》, THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED 《喜欢·你》, US AND THEM 《后来的我们》, and BETTER DAYS 《少年的你》. This movie marks her second collaboration with Director Anthony Chen, after THE YEAR OF THE EVERLASTING STORM.

Starring three of the most notable Chinese actors of their generation, Zhou Dongyu (BETTER DAYS), Liu Haoran (DETECTIVE CHINATOWN film series), and Qu Chuxiao (THE WANDERING EARTH), The Breaking Iceis set in Yanji, a border city in the north of China. It tells the story of the blossoming relationship among three young adults in their twenties, set over a few short days in the winter snow.

The movie opens in Singapore cinemas from 7 September, being the first territory to release the film after Mainland China on 22 August.

Earlier in May, The Breaking Ice world premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 76^th Cannes Film Festival to a seven minutes standing ovation, and earned raving reviews from numerous movie critics. The Hollywood Reporter critics selected it as one of “20 Best Films of Cannes 2023” while Indiewire included the film on their list of “14 Best Movies at Cannes.” This is Chen’s fourth outing at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, also marking 10 years since he won the Camera d’or for his first feature, ILO ILO, in 2013.

The Breaking Ice is produced by Canopy Pictures and Huace Pictures. The movie is co-distributed by Giraffe Pictures and Golden Village Pictures in Singapore.

Reel Talk: The Breaking Ice takes place on 4th September 2023, 8.45pm at GV Bugis+. Tickets available here.

The Breaking Ice will open in Singapore cinemas on 7th September 2023. More information available here