The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju (1993) starring Gong Li. After her husband is kicked in the gonads by the village chief, a pregnant Qiu Ju (Li) goes on a quest for justice. Qiu Ju just wants an apology, but the village chief is stubborn. Qiu Ju appeals her case to ever-higher levels of the bureaucracy, all the while spending money she can ill afford. In the end, she hires a lawyer to sue the chief. You just know this isn't going to end well. This movie surprised me, and I ended up liking it more than I expected to. It's in Chinese, with English subtitles. Grade: B+