Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life.
Zhu Yilong
Mo Sanmei
Yang Enyou
Wu Xiaowen
Wang Ge
Wang Jianren
Liu Lu
Yin Baixue
Li Chunai
Hai Fei
Janice Wu
Xi Xi
Luo Jingmin
Old Mo
Zheng Weili
Miss Mo
Chen Chuang
Uncle Wu
Liu Yajin
Brother-in-law
Lighting Up the Stars is a drama film released in 2022. Directed by Liu Jiangjiang, it stars Zhu Yilong, Yang Enyou, Wang Ge. Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life.
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