China / Feb 01, 1996 / Completed in 1994, but banned until release in 1996.
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A young performance artist decides to make his own suicide his last work of art. On the longest day of the year, he plans to melt a huge block of ice with his own body heat and die of hypothermia. He calls this protest against the coldness of society "Funeral on Ice." Based on a true story.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 极度寒冷 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | China |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 1 febbraio 1996 |
| Writer | Ming Pang, Wang Xiaoshuai |
| Editing | Qingqing |
| Cinematography | Yang Shu |
| Assistant directors | Wang Xiaoshuai |
| Camera operators | Yang Shu |
| Additional photography | Yang Shu |
| Production design | Yanxiu Li |
| Art direction | Yanxiu Li |
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| Set decoration | Yanxiu Li |
| Music | Roeland Dol |
| Sound | Roeland Dol |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Jan 30, 1997 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
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