‘Water Breaks the Ice’ Trailer Promises a Coming-of-Age Story and a Mysterious Murder

Water Breaks the Ice is an upcoming teen drama film, with a trailer for the 90s era film, we get a glimpse at what is going on in the lives of these characters, and from the looks of the trailer, nothing is going quite right. The upcoming coming-of-age film is directed by Rebecca Eskreis, and it stars Madelyn Cline, Sofia Hublitz, and Lukas Gage. This coming-of-age will not only have to handle growing but a mysterious murder.

The upcoming film is produced by Eskreis, Michael Cuomo, Dustin Duke Dlouhy, Michael W. Gray, Courtney Jones, and Katie Leary.

Water Breaks the Ice (Official Synopsis): Two girls, from different worlds, form a deep and unlikely friendship in the sweltering summer heat of 1998. Their fun and carefree days quickly turn cold as they find themselves at the center of a mysterious murder.”

Water Breaks the Ice is all set to premiere in theaters on October 1 and it will also be available on Digital. Check out the trailer below:

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From writer/director Rebecca Eskreis, the film starts as a sweet, idyllic coming-of-age story about female empowerment and friendship and soon takes a dark and powerful turn. As the socio-political landscape is turned on its head, two girls from different worlds form an unlikely friendship in the sweltering summer heat. Their fun and carefree days quickly turn cold as they find themselves at the center of a murder that rocks an idealistic East Coast community. Catherine Curtin (Homeland), Aimee Mullins (Stranger Things), Shakira Barrera (GLOW) and Joel Allen (The Purge) round out the cast.

During the development of the film, Eskreis participated in the Austin Film Society’s Artist Intensive Labs, where she workshopped it under the creative mentorship of directors Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now).