Qiu Ju da guan si

Apr 16 1993 PG 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Yuan Bin Chen, Heng Liu

Directed by

Yimou Zhang

Production Countries

Hong Kong, China

Production Companies

Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd., Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy

Languages

Awards

19 wins & 9 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,147
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA