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| Gong Li | ... | Qiu Ju | |
| Peiqi Liu | ... | Wan Qinglai, chili farmer | |
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Liuchun Yang | ... | Meizi, Qinglai's sister |
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Kesheng Lei | ... | Wang Shantang, village chief |
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Zhijun Ge | ... | Officer Li |
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Wanqing Zhu | ||
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Luowen Cui | ||
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Huiqin Yang | ||
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Jianfa Wang | ||
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Zi Lin | ||
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Jun Ye | ||
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 Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
This movie, "The Story of Qiu Ju", follows the actions of the main character Qiu Ju, a determined rural resident who seeks out authorities after her husband is kicked by her village chief.
One thing I liked about the movie was the plot - it was fresh and original. In addition, the ending had a nice little twist to it (although it was somewhat obvious what was going to happen).
I also found the movie to be very cleverly written, as they implemented comedy in a very subtle manner. One example is when Qiu Ju and her sister-in-law were in the city and they had just bought "city clothes". They looked very entertaining in those clothes, but also that scene was not made purely for comedy, because the writers were also trying to show that they were very country-side oriented and had probably never been to the city and they were trying to show how their lack of experience through their incorrect wearing of clothing.