The Story of Qiu Ju

Synopsis

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

Liu Heng, Yuan Bin Chen

Cast

Gong Li

Qiu Ju

Liu Peiqi

Wan Qinglai

LI

Liuchun Yang

Meizi

Lei Kesheng

Wang Shantang

Ge Zhijun

Officer Li

WA

Wanqing Zhu

LU

Luowen Cui

HU

Huiqin Yang

JI

Jianfa Wang

ZI

Zi Lin

Details

Released

August 31, 1992

Runtime

1h 40m

Status

Released

Language

ZH

Original title

秋菊打官司

Country

China, Hong Kong

Box office

$1,890,247

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