The Funeral (2019)

movie

Country: China
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Release: 2020-01-20
Director: Yujie Qiu
Writers: Yujie Qiu
Language: Mandarin
Stars: Jin Chen , Yan Kong , Xiong Nicolas , Xiong Nicolas , Nina Paw , Yanhe Zhang
Runtime: 68 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: 夺皮 (China) , Duo pi , The Skin (United States of America) , The Skin (United Kingdom) , The Skin
Plot: The young model Zhong Tonghui was 8 when she witnessed her mother's suicide from which the nightmare had been tormenting her. One day, Tonghui received a mysterious invitation to the funeral during her modeling session. The deceased was her wealthy aunt who had no children, she asked the housekeeper to invite Tonghui whom she seldomly in contact with when she was alive. Tonhui agreed to attend the funeral out of sympathy. Upon arriving at her aunt's mansion in a remote countryside, Tonghui met a gentle and elegant woman, and a handsome man, Li Baile, who was also invited to attend the funeral. For a few nights Tonghui couldn't sleep well as the scene of her mother's suicide appeared in the nightmares again. She also discovered blood in the bathtub of the bedroom, same like her mother's death in the house when she was young. Tonghui made a secret investigation with Li Baili, and saw that there seemed to be someone who's still living in her aunt's room. Does it mean that her aunt's still alive? Tonghui was puzzled day by day, only Li Baile's companion comforted her. One day, they took a walk in the field, but a pair of gangsters suddenly appeared, accusing Li Baile of being an ungrateful guy who changed his name to be a gigolo. Li Baile used to be called Yang Lihao, a poor guy not worth to be mentioned. When the gangsters robbed Li Baile's ring away, Li Baile suddenly changed to another different person with shock and helplessness in his eyes, shouting from his mouth with one word: Help!
IMDB:tt10551390