The Story of Qiu Ju

Name: The Story of Qiu Ju
Director: Zhang Yimou
Released: 1992
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gong Li, Peiqi Liu, Liuchun Yang, Kesheng Lei, Zhijun Ge

1992 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 6,907 VOTES · DIR. Zhang Yimou

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,212 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:41 Meizi, it's here

00:07:14 Read it, Qiu Ju has brought it to you

00:11:16 and said

00:14:16 He's the Chief

00:17:06 I've read the medical report

00:20:25 I can't let him lose face

00:27:21 Complaint letters

00:30:29 According to Regulations

00:33:05 Just wants you to apologize

00:36:19 is his way of saying sorry to you

00:39:36 This daughter-in-law of yours

00:47:25 How much for one night

00:50:07 This is his address

00:56:39 I gave him some fruit and a painting

01:00:44 Sit down. I asked you to come because

01:04:09 Won't you call it quits?

01:10:12 No one asks the Chief to admit he was wrong

01:13:39 Qiu Ju, This thing is getting more and more serious

01:17:03 We've gone so far already

01:19:44 If Qiu Ju loses

01:23:10 He would be guilty of common assault

01:28:41 Qiu Ju wasn't doing well when I left

01:33:30 Opened your legs once more and my god, two girls

01:37:35 I've come to let you know

Cast & Characters

Gong Li Qiu Ju Peiqi Liu Wan Qinglai, chili farmer Liuchun Yang Meizi, Qinglai's sister Kesheng Lei Wang Shantang, village chief Zhijun Ge Officer Li Wanqing Zhu Luowen Cui Huiqin Yang Jianfa Wang Zi Lin

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,212

Dialogue density12.1 lines / min

First line00:02:41

Final line01:37:35

Production Record

DirectorZhang Yimou

LanguageChinese

IMDb votes6,907