Lighting Up the Stars

Lighting Up The Stars
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Chinese人生大事
Hanyu Pinyinrénshēng dàshì
Directed byLiu Jiangjiang
Screenplay byLiu Jiangjiang
Produced byHan Yan
Starring
CinematographyZhao Yuqing
Edited by
  • Zhu Lin
  • Wei Yong
  • Gao Qiongjiali
Production
companies
Distributed byChina Film Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24) (Mainland China)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget$8 million (including marketing and promotion)
Box office$253.8 million

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.