The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)

Original title

秋菊打官司

Directed by

Zhang Yimou

Genre

comedy drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 162 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant peasant woman in rural China goes to court after her husband is injured by the village head. She travels from her village to nearby towns and then to a big city, dealing with officials and bureaucracy as she seeks justice.

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What happens

The Story of Qiu Ju (Chinese: 秋菊打官司; pinyin: Qiū jú dǎ guānsī, "Qiu Ju goes to court") is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen Yuanbin's (陈源斌) novella The Wan Family's Lawsuit (万家诉讼). The film tells the story of a peasant woman, Qiu Ju, who lives in a rural area of China. When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was a hit at film festivals and won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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