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A Lifelong Journey (2022)

A Lifelong Journey poster
Original title
人世间
Directed by
Li Lu
Cast
Lei Jia Yin, Jiang Guan Nan, Xin Bai Qing, Feng Xiao Tong, Song Jia, Ma Fan Ding, Yin Tao, Ding Yong Dai
Genre
drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 58 episodes
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This series follows a family in northeastern China over several decades, showing their struggles and joys through social and economic changes. It focuses on the bonds between siblings and their neighbors in a working-class community.

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What happens

A Lifelong Journey (Chinese: 人世间; pinyin: Rén shìjiān; lit. 'The secular world') is a period drama released in mainland China in 2022. It is adapted from Liang Xiaosheng's novel "A Lifelong Journey". Directed by Li Lu, it stars Lei Jiayin, Xin Baiqing, Song Jia, Yin Tao. It was premiered on CCTV1 and iQiyi on January 28, 2022, and broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV on February 24, 2022. Radio Television Hong Kong purchased the broadcasting rights in Hong Kong in 2022, and it will be broadcast on RTHK TV 31 "Weekend National Drama Theater". On February 18, the lead actress Sarina revealed in an interview with the media that Disney has purchased the global copyright of the play. The show is expected to be broadcast outside mainland China through Disney+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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