The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju
Chinese name
Chinese	秋菊打官司
Literal meaning	Qiu Ju goes to court
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qiū Jú dǎ guānsi
Directed by	Zhang Yimou
Written by	Liu Heng Novella: Chen Yuanbin
Produced by	Feng Yiting Fung Kwok Ma
Starring	Gong Li Lei Kesheng Liu Peiqi Ge Zhi Jun Ye Jun Yang Liu Chun
Cinematography	Chi Xiaoning Lu Hongyi Yu Xiaoquin
Edited by	Du Yuan
Music by	Zhao Jiping
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date	September 1992 (1992-09) (Venice)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The Story of Qiu Ju (Chinese: 秋菊打官司; pinyin: Qiū jú dǎ guānsī, "Qiu Ju goes to court") is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen Yuanbin's (陈源斌) novella The Wan Family's Lawsuit (万家诉讼).

The film tells the story of a peasant woman, Qiu Ju, who lives in a rural area of China. When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.

The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1][2] The film was a hit at film festivals and won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1992.^[3]