‘Detective Chinatown’ Helmer Chen Sicheng’s Palliative Comedy ‘Being Towards Death’ U.K.-Bound With Trinity CineAsia

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Trinity CineAsia has acquired U.K. distribution rights to “Being Towards Death,” the latest feature from “Detective Chinatown” franchise director Chen Sicheng and one of mainland China’s first palliative comedies, with the film set to open at selected Odeon venues on June 5.

Rights were obtained from Blossoms Entertainment. The film screened in main competition at the Beijing International Film Festival before opening in mainland China on May 1.

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