Released Date:
1993-04-16
Languages:
Mandarin
Countries:
China, Hong Kong
Runtime:
100 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
7.7 (3789 Reviews)
Director:
Yimou ZhangYuan Bin Chen (writer of the the novella on which the film is based
"The Wan Family's Lawsuit")
Heng Liu
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.
Released Date:
1994-10-01
Countries:
China, Hong Kong
Runtime:
138 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (85 Reviews)
Director:
Jianxin HuangGenres:
DramaWang Shuangli is Deputy Director of the local Cultural Centre, and hopes to be appointed Director. However Old Ma is brought in from the country and installed as Director. This starts a long train of events with Wang's cronies using the bureaucracy to try to oust the new director. At home, Wang has problems because his father wants Wang to have a son to carry on the family name. However, because of the one-child policy, Wang cannot have any more children unless his young daughter is certified infirm.
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