The Story of Qiu Ju (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
2 Apr 2024 (Tue)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
101 Minutes
Language
Putonghua
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Zhang Yimou
Cast
Gong Li, Lei Kesheng, Ge Zhijun, Liu Peiqi
Synopsis
"Reinventing himself with a stylistic shift to neorealism, Zhang Yimou delivers a deceptively simple yet richly textured docu-drama about a pregnant peasant woman in search of justice for her husband, who has been kicked in the groin by the village chief. As she stubbornly navigates the ladder of legal red tape all the way to the high court, the film presents a detailed view of daily life in contemporary China. Winning both the Golden Lion at Venice and the nod from the Chinese government, this witty comedy embraces a certain caustic irony in its overriding theme of bureaucratic negotiation.
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"Reinventing himself with a stylistic shift to neorealism, Zhang Yimou delivers a deceptively simple yet richly textured docu-drama about a pregnant peasant woman in search of justice for her husband, who has been kicked in the groin by the village chief. As she stubbornly navigates the ladder of legal red tape all the way to the high court, the film presents a detailed view of daily life in contemporary China. Winning both the Golden Lion at Venice and the nod from the Chinese government, this witty comedy embraces a certain caustic irony in its overriding theme of bureaucratic negotiation.
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