Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral

2001 · 100 min · ZH · 6.6 (56 votes)
Dir. Feng Xiaogang · Starring Ge You, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Donald Sutherland, Ying Da, Paul Mazursky, Zhang Hanyu · Music San Bao
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Don Tyler, a famous film-maker, falls ill on the sets of his movie. Fascinated by the funereal traditions of China, he requests a cameraman named Yoyo to arrange a grand, comedic funeral for him.

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A darkly funny, satirical look at the absurdity of show business and mortality. It's a cynical yet oddly poignant ride through the machinations of media, money, and making a spectacle out of life and death.

darkly comedicsatiricalabsurdistbittersweetsteadysatireblack comedyinternational cinemamortalityshowbizcapitalismabsurdity