“A man sentenced death for stealing two cars looks to avoid execution in China”
In a small northern Chinese city in 1997, Judge Tian privately struggles with the loss of his daughter, killed by a stolen car in a hit-and-run accident. On the bench he encounters Qiuwu, a mechanic accused of stealing two cars. Perhaps influenced by his emotional state, the outwardly impassive judge imposes an almost-obsolete criminal law on Qiuwu that sentences him to death for his crime. Desperate to mitigate his sentence, Qiuwu agrees to donate his kidney to a rich businessman dying of a terminal illness, hoping at the very least that his impoverished family may profit from his demise.
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Liu Jie Director · Shan Gao Screenplay Ryuji Otsuka Cinematographer
First release September 9, 2009 · Produced in China · Original title 透析
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China
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透析
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Chinese
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Chinese
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Italy · September 9, 2009
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Hong Kong SAR China
March 24, 2010 · Theatrical
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