Death becomes her
China DailyA scene from Song of Life, an online series following the daily lives of morticians, which casts actress Zhou Yiran as the protagonist Zhao Sanyue, a mortuary makeup artist. Award-winning scriptwriter scores another hit, while breaking down societal taboos, with a new drama about the daily life of a young mortician, Xu Fan reports. Probably a taboo subject to most Chinese people, death has become a subject of interest for You Xiaoying, an award-winning scriptwriter, known for director Sylvia Chang's Love Education and Sister, which stars actress Zhang Zifeng. You's latest tale, Song of Life, a 13-episode online series that debuted on the video-streaming platform Bilibili on Sept 21, follows the daily lives of a young mortuary makeup artist and her fellow morticians, discovering changes in modern society's view of such earthly departures.
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