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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1992

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$1,890,247

Production

Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy

Sil-Metropole Organisation

Movie

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992

1h 40m

7.3

Comedy

Drama

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.

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