The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Movie · 100 min. · China
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society through the verite camera used in most scenes.
Direction Zhang Yimou
Cast Gong Li · Lei Kesheng · Zhijun Ge · Liu Peiqi · Yang Liuchun · Wanqing Zhu · Luowen Cui · Huiqin Yang · Jianfa Wang · Zi Lin · Jun Ye
Soundtrack Zhao Jiping
Screenplay Liu Heng · Chen Yuan Bin
Cinematography Chi Xiaoning · Hongyi Lu · Xiaoquin Yu
Original title Qiu Ju da guan si (The Story of Qiu Ju)
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