The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 12 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
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 with village head Wang Shantang and is hospitalized with groin injuries, his hugely pregnant... [More]
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. [Less]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Gong Li
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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03/29/06 09:07 PM
Mesmerizing Chinese film about a woman who is zealous for justice
07/18/03 04:14 AM


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