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Mood:
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- Fighting the SystemHuman SpiritPolitical CorruptionPrice of JusticeInjusticeDishonestyHopesLegal more...
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- ForeignDocumentary
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Petition, 2009
Mandarin
China, Switzerland, UK, France, Belgium, Finland
Profile of Petition
Petition can be described as thought provoking, contemplative, and captivating. The plot revolves around the price of justice, political corruption, and legal issues. The main genres are foreign and documentary. In approach, Petition is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in China. Petition takes place in the 1990s and in contemporary times.
Summary of Petition
In China, the wheels of justice turn slowly -- if at all -- for the "petitioners," the hordes of people from all over the country who come to Beijing to register complaints against local authorities. This film documents their ordeal. Director Zhao Liang spent years documenting the lives of these stubborn souls -- many of whom live in makeshift shelters as they wait to be heard -- in the process exposing the contradictions of modern-day China.
Details
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Country: | China, Switzerland, UK, France, Belgium, Finland |
| Release date: | 5 November 2009 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
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