Comedy ·Drama · China · 1992 · 1h 40m

The Story of Qiu Ju

秋菊打官司

Director

Cast

Gong Li as Qiu Ju Liu Peiqi as Wan Qinglai Liuchun Yang as Meizi Lei Kesheng as Wang Shantang Ge Zhijun as Officer Li Wanqing Zhu as

Crew

Hongyi Lu — Director of Photography Chi Xiao Ning — Director of Photography Yu Xiao Qun — Director of Photography Du Yuan — Editor Liu Heng — Writer Yuan Bin Chen — Novel

Synopsis

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

bureaucracy based on novel or book peasant rural area pregnant woman injustice chili pepper

Key Collaborators

Zhang Yimou Director Hongyi Lu Director of Photography Chi Xiao Ning Director of Photography Yu Xiao Qun Director of Photography Du Yuan Editor Liu Heng Writer Yuan Bin Chen Novel Ma Fung Kwok Producer Tong Huamiao Costume Design

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