` ` , however , Thin Ice '' reigns over domestic box office for Chinese language film . China film aims to surpass the U.S. in six years . A classic detective story plot line drives the movie : when body parts start appearing in a northern Chinese town , an overweight former cop who drinks too much turns vigilante and seeks out the serial killer . Censors lose grip in the midst of market turmoil . China wants to be on equal footing with Hollywood .
` ` , however , Thin Ice '' reigns over domestic box office for Chinese language film . China film aims to surpass the U.S. in six years . Censors lose grip in the midst of market turmoil . China wants to be on equal footing with Hollywood .