Frozen (1996): Cast
Frozen is a 1996 drama directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, starring Liu Jie as Dao Shi, Ma Xiaoqing and Jia Hongsheng. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- Wang Xiaoshuai
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Chinese - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Frozen About?
The premise of Frozen without spoilers.
Determined to turn his own death into a final performance, a young artist designs a chilling act on the year's longest day. He encases himself in a block of ice, intending to melt it with his body heat until hypothermia claims him, calling the stunt “Funeral on Ice” a protest against society’s cold indifference. Based on a true story.
Frozen Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- young man
- spring the season
- ice
- suicide
- performance artist
- longest day of the year
- hypothermia
- funeral
- artist
- art
- vomiting
- winter
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- water
- water burial
- trial
- tears
- summer
- student
- stench
- staged death
- soothsayer
- sleep
- shower
- shooting
- sex
- seasons of the year
- sacrifice
- rice gruel
- revulsion
- reference to bill clinton
- radio news
- qigong
- qigong master
- prayer
- posthumous
- police
- photograph
- photographer
- phone booth
- performance art
- peking china
- peace
- patient
- painting
- painter
- obsession
- nurse
- normalcy
- nightclub
- nervousness
Frozen Cast & Characters
Liu Jie leads the cast as Dao Shi, with Ma Xiaoqing as Shao Yun and Jia Hongsheng as Qi Lei. Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Wang Xiaoshuai
- Liu Jie as Dao Shi
- Ma Xiaoqing as Shao Yun
- Jia Hongsheng as Qi Lei
- Yu Bai as Sister
Also Starring in Frozen
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- Ye Wei Long-Haired Guy
- Yongning Zhang Lou Ling
- Lixin Qu Doctor
- Yefu Bai Bald Guy
More from Wang Xiaoshuai
More films directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, best-rated first: So Long, My Son, Above the Dust, The Hotel and Red Amnesia.
Frozen Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Jidu hanleng” and “Замороженный”.
- Also known as
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- Jidu hanleng
- Замороженный
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Frozen FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Frozen, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Frozen?
Frozen runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was Frozen released?
Frozen was released on February 1, 1996.
Who directed Frozen?
Frozen was directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.
More films by Wang Xiaoshuai Who is in the cast of Frozen?
Frozen stars Liu Jie as Dao Shi, Ma Xiaoqing as Shao Yun and Jia Hongsheng as Qi Lei, among 9 credited actors.
Does Frozen have a post-credit scene?
No. Frozen has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Frozen in?
The original language of Frozen is Chinese.
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