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

00:07:12 Do what you want

00:11:07 I hadn't hit him yet

00:14:05 The land is for growing crops

00:16:45 Wang

00:19:59 That's 200 dollars in all

00:25:06 There's a cheaper fare

00:29:56 I asked someone

00:32:36 Kind words

00:35:28 You'll be fully compensated

00:38:35 It's love for life

00:45:40 Thirty dollars

00:49:14 I'm going tomorrow and ask for a review

00:54:28 Wanted our money back

00:59:22 No point in going on with this

01:02:38 It'll be all right, Chief

01:08:56 Director Yan

01:11:57 You're sure the right thing will be done this time

01:15:00 Sitting in the little boat

01:18:02 Why?

01:21:00 the decision of the municipal public security bureau

01:24:38 We need help

01:31:04 Fine. Been sleeping the whole way

01:34:52 Nearly everyone's here shall we cook the noodles

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 line01:34:52

Production Record

DirectorZhang Yimou

LanguageChinese

IMDb votes6,907