Lighting Up the Stars

Lighting Up The Stars
Film poster
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[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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  3. ^ 电影《人生大事》上映第24天票房破14亿. sina (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ 朱一龙主演《人生大事》上映56天票房累计破17亿 观影人次达4223.7万_娱乐_专业版_刘江江. sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.[permanent dead link]