A scene in Yan Ran's film Sweet Journey (CFP)

A heart-warming comedy and a disaster drama from the same director will hit China's big screens on March 4, Mtime.com reports.

Journalist-turned filmmaker Yan Ran will make his directorial debut with Sweet Journey, and Together.

In Sweet Journey, the director gathers such stars as Zhang Hanyu and Yu Na for a story set in 1980. Through the eyes of two kids, the film recalls drastically-changing Chinese lives as the country begins to benefit from the reform and opening-up policy.

The suspense-cum-tragedy film Together is about the physical and mental challenges faced by three trapped miners. Ni Dahong, Daniel Chan and Li Yu lead the film.

(CRIENGLISH.com February 21, 2011)