Lighting Up The Stars (2022)

Original title

人生大事

Directed by

Liu Jiangjiang

Genre

drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mortician gets out of prison and works at his family's funeral home. He meets a mischievous orphan girl at a funeral, and their unlikely bond shifts how he sees his job and his life.

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What happens

Lighting Up the Stars (Chinese: 人生大事; pinyin: Rénshēng Dàshì; lit. 'Life Events') is a 2022 Chinese drama film written and directed by Liu Jiangjiang, starring Zhu Yilong and Yang Enyou. The film follows the story of a mortician released from prison who meets an orphan during a funeral, which unexpectedly changes his attitude towards career and life. The film premiered in China on 24 June 2022. The total box office of the film is 1.712 billion yuan, ranking the 4th in China's 2022 box office list. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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