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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 12

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: The wife of a chili farmer becomes involved in a one-woman crusade against the Chinese bureaucracy in Zhang Yimou's fable of contemporary China. When farmer Wan Qinglai gets into a violent argument... The wife of a chili farmer becomes involved in a one-woman crusade against the Chinese bureaucracy in Zhang Yimou's fable of contemporary China. When farmer Wan Qinglai gets into a violent argument with village head Wang Shantang and is hospitalized with groin injuries, his hugely pregnant wife Qiuju demands justice. Humiliated by Wang Shantang, Qiuju rejects his cash compensation and travels instead to the provincial capital. There the indomitable peasant woman undertakes the daunting task of extracting a simple apology from the labyrinthine bureaucracy. [More]

Starring: Gong Li

Starring: Gong Li

Director: Yimou Zhang

Director: Yimou Zhang

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Utilizando a montagem de forma precisa para estabelecer o ritmo da vida de seus personagens, Yimou narra uma história bem-humorada e reveladora sobre a China contemporânea, sendo auxiliando por Gong Li em um de seus melhores desempenhos.

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Sparks of genius already apparent.

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Thomas Delapa
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One of Zhang Yimou's finest moments.

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Mesmerizing Chinese film about a woman who is zealous for justice

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