Break (2020)

Break/Depravity is similar to A Frozen Flower in that it explores gay love set in a historical time period.

Both films explore gay love that is set in a historical time period.

Both are Chinese language LGBTQ+ films starring Su Bai.

They are about the same Chinese legend of a tragic love story between a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Break adds a gay/modern twist.

They are about the same Chinese legend of a tragic love story between a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Break adds a gay/modern twist.

If you liked this hot mess, you will probably like Method. Method is basically the better version of Depravity / Break. It's about a method actor who gets way to absorbed in his role with his costar in a twisted love story. I honestly feel like the plot points are more interesting in Depravity, especially the lack of ambiguity, but the execution is so much better in Method.

Both stories are about actors who get way too absorbed in their roles. This is a one-way recommendation. I don't recommend Break to people who have watched Double, but if you watched Break then do yourself the favor of watching Double. The team behind the show just did an excellent job with the concept.

Both are Chinese language films that explore gay love set in a historical time period. They both also feature a modern day camera crew as a part of the plot (Mermaid's Jade to a much lesser degree).