Aug 31, 1992
100 min
Full-HD

The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)

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.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

China Hong Kong

Companies

Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy Sil-Metropole Organisation

Gong Li

Qiu Ju

Liu Peiqi

Wan Qinglai

Liuchun Yang

Meizi

Lei Kesheng

Wang Shantang

Ge Zhijun

Officer Li

Wanqing Zhu

Luowen Cui

Huiqin Yang

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