Marry My Dead Body (2022)

Original title

關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事

Directed by

Cheng Wei-hao

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 213 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A homophobic police officer accidentally marries a ghost during a traditional ghost marriage ritual. He must team up with the ghost to solve a mystery.

humoroussupernaturalmysteriouslightheartedsentimentalquirkyfast-paced

What happens

Marry My Dead Body (Chinese: 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事) is a 2022 Taiwanese supernatural comedy mystery film directed by Cheng Wei-hao and starring Greg Hsu, Austin Lin, and Gingle Wang. Scripted by Sharon Wu and Cheng Wei-Hao, the film is adapted from the original story outline by Lai Zhi-liang. The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on 17 November 2022, and was officially released in Taiwan on 10 February 2023. It’s nominated for the Golden Horse Best Narrative Feature in 2023. The story humorously combines the traditional Chinese custom of ghost marriage with a police detective story, as well as a romance between a human and a ghost. The film was submitted by Taiwan to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The film was adapted into a Thai film by GDH 559, titled "The Red Envelope" (Thai: ซองแดงแต่งผี, RTGS: Sxng dæng tæng phi, lit. 'Red envelope for ghosts'), starring Putthipong Assaratanakul as Wu and Krit Amnuaydechkorn as Mao, directed by Chayanop Boonprakob, was released on 20 March 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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