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The Story of Qiu Ju

World and International Narrative Cinema

The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese comedy drama directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It follows a peasant woman who travels from her rural village to a provincial capital and then a major city, pursuing justice through the bureaucratic system after her husband is severely beaten by the village leader. The screenplay adapts Chen Yuanbin's novella The Wan Family's Lawsuit. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Original Language
Chinese 1
Award
Golden Lion 2
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Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture 2
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Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture 2
Release Year
1992 1
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1. The Story of Qiu Ju (Wikipedia)
  • The Story of Qiu Ju, Description, original language
    The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese comedy drama directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li.
  • Infobox
    {{film date|1992|9||[[Venice Film Festival|Venice]]|df=yes}}
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2. The Story of Qiu Ju (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Golden Lion
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Lion.
  • Wikidata P166: Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture.
  • Wikidata P166: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture.
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