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Successor

Play trailer Poster for Successor Released Aug 2, 2024 2h 13m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Poor dad, hardworking mom, dilapidated yard, broken son. How did the Ma family fall behind on the road to prosperity in Slinky Town? Ma Chenggang and Chunlan, who "have no oil in the soup and no money in their pockets," ride their donkey to work, living in poverty. Their son, Ma Jiye, is their only hope of turning their fate around. Ma Jiye is very promising, excelling academically every year, tough and determined. But as Ma Jiye grows up, he gradually perceives that the people around him are becoming more and more strange....

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James Marsh South China Morning Post Played largely for broad laughs that rarely tickle the funny bone, it is difficult to see Successor as anything other than a thinly veiled critique of states where information, education and healthcare are heavily regulated by a single central authority. Rated: 2/5 Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It’s like China version of true man show Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review Landon J I think unfortunately this is totally lost on English speaking audiences. I think you'll miss just about all of the humor in this if you're not a native speaker/culturally in touch. A disappointing ending doesn't help much either. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Helen T Humorously portrayed a couple of “helicopter” parents’ commitment to setting a path for their son to be their successor. Very funny and meaningful. A lot of parents can identify a shade of themselves thru these characters in the movie. Highly recommend. Two thumbs up. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Susan C Saw this movie in Chinatown Melbourne. With my son, my Chinese daughter in law and her parents. And a younger Chinese friend. It was a good family movie. Representative of the pressure parents put on their child to succeed whilst avoiding the grandparents spoiling them. Recommend it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review Steffan S Very unique storytelling, great direction, great acting and comedy. A must watch and definitely not what you are expecting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Eddie E I don’t speak Mandarin, the language of the movie. And the subtitles in Cantonese an d English were small. It seemed like a take on everything everywhere all t once. Multiverrsque. Poor family that was not poor at all. What son gets the money. But those who understood the language enjoyed it immensly. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Fei Yan

Director

Da-Mo Peng

Director

Li Ma

Chunlan

Teng Shen

Ma Chenggang

Pengyuan Shi

Ma Jiye

Rina Sa

Grandma
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Movie Info

Synopsis Poor dad, hardworking mom, dilapidated yard, broken son. How did the Ma family fall behind on the road to prosperity in Slinky Town? Ma Chenggang and Chunlan, who "have no oil in the soup and no money in their pockets," ride their donkey to work, living in poverty. Their son, Ma Jiye, is their only hope of turning their fate around. Ma Jiye is very promising, excelling academically every year, tough and determined. But as Ma Jiye grows up, he gradually perceives that the people around him are becoming more and more strange....
Director
Fei Yan, Da-Mo Peng
Screenwriter
Bingbao Lin, Da-Mo Peng, Fei Yan
Distributor
CMC Pictures
Production Co
Tianjin Maoyan Weying Media, Beijing Fun Age Pictures, Wanda Media Co., China Film Co., Ltd., Shanghai Ruyi Entertainment Co., Alibaba Pictures Group, Slinky Town Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 2, 2024, Limited
Runtime
2h 13m