Big Shot's Funeral (Chinese: 大腕; pinyin: Dàwàn; literally "Big Wrist", Mandarin colloquialism for "big shot") is a 2001 Chinese comedy film directed by Feng Xiaogang.
The film stars Ge You, Rosamund Kwan and Donald Sutherland.
World renowned American film director Rob Tyler (played by Donald Sutherland) is shooting a remake of The Last Emperor in Beijing, the Forbidden City. The director's assistant Lucy, a Chinese American (Rosamund Kwan), hires a Beijing cameraman named YoYo (Ge You) to shoot a "making of" documentary about Tyler's remake. The director soon discovers he has ailing health and is booted by the film's producer from the shoot. After witnessing a Chinese funeral for the elderly, Tyler tells YoYo he wants to have a similar "comedy funeral". Soon afterwards the American director falls into a coma. YoYo is officially allowed to plan Tyler's funeral and he soon enlists the help of a businessman friend to attract as many sponsors as the funeral process would allow.
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