Free Lunar New Year Screening of SUCCESSOR

Event Date: Sunday, February 2 · 2 - 4:30pm CST

Celebrate Lunar New Year in Chicago with a free screening of SUCCESSOR at the Chicago Cultural Center!

Chicago Asian Pop-Up Cinema is proud to present SUCCESSOR, a dark satirical comedy about helicopter parents who turn their son's life into The Truman Show.

More info or questions, please email: info@asianpopupcinema.org

For a chance to receive a "Year of the Snake Gift Packet", post a review of the film after attendance. (See info below).

SUCCESSOR (抓娃娃)

YEAR OF THE SNAKE SCREENING
China | Comedy/Drama | 2024 | 133 mins.
In Mandarin w/ English subtitles

DIRECTOR: Yan Fei, Peng Damo

STARRING: Shen Teng, Ma Li

SYNOPSIS:

Shen and Ma play high-powered business owners determined to groom their son Ji-ye to take over the company. Worried that he will turn into a directionless rich kid, they decide to raise him in a lifestyle resembling poverty with the aim for Ji-ye to develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, budgeting, physical fitness and perseverance.

Directed by Fei Yan and Da-Mo Peng and co-stars Shen Teng and Ma Li — the comedic duo behind previous smash hits “Goodbye, Mr. Loser” (2015) and “Hello, Mr. Billionaire” (2018), “the film has also touched a nerve in China with its tale of wealthy, controlling “tiger parents” (or helicopter parents in America) that fuses elements of the hit HBO show “Succession” with the 1998 comedy feature “The Truman Show”- Sixthtone.com

Please Note: Ticketing for this free screening does not guarantee entry. Entry is on a first-come, first-serve basis and subject to available seating.

Reserved seats tickets holders must redeem their tickets no later than 15 minutes before showtimes. The festival has the right to release any unclaimed reserved seats 15 minutes before showtimes.

To guarantee seating, we offer a donation option on our ticketing page. Thank you for the support.

This screening is co-presented with The Chicago Film Office of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and sponsored by the Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Chicago.