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The Great Skull

2026 · 103 min

A bittersweet, absurdly funny look at grief and family chaos, balancing sharp humor with tender emotional moments.

Directed by
Liu Xiaoyang
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Wen Qi, Ni Hongjie, Yu Entai
Overview
Gu Liyan, on the verge of graduating from university, suddenly faced her father's death and had to assist her sharp-witted mother in navigating the tedious funeral arrangements. Unexpectedly, the 'Funeral Affairs Committee' secretly organized by her father before his death suddenly arrived at their doorstep... With unanticipated guests, absurd situations, and ridiculously dramatic events, the mother-daughter duo urgently needed to gather their strength to confront it all.

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Directed by
Liu Xiaoyang
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Wen Qi, Ni Hongjie, Yu Entai
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • death
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Liu Xiaoyang
Written by
Liu Xiaoyang, Zhang Xiaoying
Starring
Wen Qi, Ni Hongjie, Yu Entai, Guo Junchen, Ge Xinyi, Fan Tiantian, Shao Feng, Chen Guanning
Cinematography
Jonathan Young
Runtime
103 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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