The Story of Qiu Ju
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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Cast
10 people
Gong Li
Qiu Ju
Known for
Mulan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Liu Peiqi
Wan Qinglai
Known for
Coming Home
Police Story: Lockdown
Liuchun Yang
Meizi
Also in
Blood Reincarnation
Lei Kesheng
Wang Shantang
Also in
The Grand Mansion Gate
Judge of Song Dynasty
Ge Zhijun
Officer Li
Also in
For the Sake of the Republic
White Deer Plain
Wanqing Zhu
Luowen Cui
Huiqin Yang
Jianfa Wang
Zi Lin
Zhang Yimou Director · Liu Heng Writer Yuan Bin Chen Author
Worldwide gross $1.9M · United States release April 16, 1993 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,890,247
Production
北京电影学院青年电影制片厂
Production
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
秋菊打官司
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Canada · August 31, 1992
Limited theatrical
China · August 31, 1992
Theatrical
United States · April 16, 1993
Theatrical
United States · July 20, 2000
Physical · DVD
United States
October 2, 1992 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
China
April 21, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
Germany
April 22, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
September 7, 1992 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
February 18, 1993 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 1992 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
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