Touching Starlight
1996, Chinese. Directed by Sun Wenxue.
Touching Starlight is a true story about a young girl, Chen Wei, an aspiring dancer whose hopes and dreams for the future are dashed when her leg is amputated due to cancer. To encourage others to overcome their handicaps and to live successful and productive lives, Chen Wei starts a local radio talk program, "Starlight," which also works to address the acceptance of the handicapped by the community at large. Unfortunately, though the radio program proves to be immensely popular due to her hard work and the tireless support of her numerous friends, Chen Wei is forced to leave when it's learned that her cancer has spread, becoming terminal.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 23 August 1996
- Original title
- 星星点灯
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Sun Wenxue
- Budget
- $60K
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Touching Starlight runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Who directed Touching Starlight?
Touching Starlight (1996) was directed by Sun Wenxue and stars Zhang Ziyi, Sun Min, Jiang Shan.