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The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju

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Overview

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.

Directed by Zhang Yimou
Written by Yuan Bin Chen, Liu Heng
Produced by Ma Fung Kwok
Box Office0Revenue: $1.9M

Top Cast

Gong Li

Gong Li

Qiu Ju

Liu Peiqi

Liu Peiqi

Wan Qinglai

L

Liuchun Yang

Meizi

Lei Kesheng

Lei Kesheng

Wang Shantang

Ge Zhijun

Ge Zhijun

Officer Li

W

Wanqing Zhu

L

Luowen Cui

H

Huiqin Yang

J

Jianfa Wang

Z

Zi Lin

Themes & Keywords

bureaucracybased on novel or bookpeasantrural areapregnant womaninjusticechili pepper

About The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju is a comedy, drama film released in 1992 exploring themes of bureaucracy, based on novel or book, peasant, rural area, pregnant woman, injustice. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Gong Li, Liu Peiqi, Liuchun Yang. 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.

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