Shanghai Dialect Tragicomedy 'The Great Skull' Opens Shanghai International Film Festival Main Competition
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'The Great Skull' is a Shanghai dialect tragicomedy directed by Liu Xiaoyang that opened the main competition of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film follows a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to maintain normalcy. Screenwriter Zhang Xiaoying incorporated her personal experiences into the script, with over 50% of the dialogue in Shanghai dialect. The film premiered in the Golden Goblet main competition category.
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Set in Shanghai, the film is a tragicomedy about a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to act normal.
Shanghainese scriptwriter Zhang interwove her personal experience into the script, with more than 50% of the dialogue spoken in the Shanghai dialect.
Shanghai dialect tragicomedy 'The Great Skull' opened the Golden Goblet main competition at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival.
