Tells the story of prosecutor Han Ming who is involved in a difficult case where the intentional injury of people is turned into a legitimate defense.
Lei Jiayin
Han Ming
Ma Li
Li Maojuan
Gao Ye
Lu Lingling
Zhao Liying
Hao Xiuping
Liu Yaowen
Han Yuchen
Wang Xiao
Deputy Inspector Tian
Chen Minghao
Li Maoquan
Pan Binlong
Wang Yongqiang
Zhang Yi
Director Zhang
Fan Wei
Liu Bingren
Yu Hewei
Wang Jian
Xu Yajun
Secretary Cao
Li Naiwen
Class Teacher
Jiang Qiming
Lawyer Chen
Alan Aruna
Liu Wenjing
Yang Haoyu
Zhang Guisheng
Xu Jingya
Yaya
Qiao Shan
Owner of the Commissary
Jiang Shimeng
Lady of the Commissary
Wang Peilu
Cousin
Ding Yongdai
Zhao Ting
Liu Yitie
Xiao Wang
Shi Pengyuan
Zhang Ke
Li Xiaochuan
Da Yong
Yang Yiwei
Police at the Police Station
Song Muzi
Construction Site Security
Fei Fan
Nurse
Jiang Pengyu
Water Heater Salesman
Wang Naixun
Bullied Student
Zhang Lei
Lao Qin
Quanbin Wang
Chen Yongsheng
Zhang Yinan
Huang Yan
Song Jiateng
Lin Boyang
Li Deng Rui
Yan Peng
Shuai Ji
Li Yuxuan
Zhao Tieying
Yu Xiyue
Director, Writer
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Li Meng
March 4, 2024
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The topic here is quite an interesting one. A CCTV camera captures a man being attacked and stabbed multiple times. The police apprehend the perpetrator, but as the hastily partnered prosecutors - "Han Ming" (Jiayin Lei) and "Liu Lingling" (Ye Gao) start to investigate, they discover that the victim was actually quite an odious creature who probably deserved his fate - despite the vocal protestations of his family. Meantime, the former is also having some family drama after is son "Yuchen" (Liu Yaowen) intervenes in a school bullying incident and finds himself faced with making an humiliating apology or a court-ordered detention. Poor old "Han" is now under mounting pressure from his bosses, his partner and from his rather strong-willed wife "Li Maojuan" (Li Ma). Juggling plates isn't really his forte, and for most of the drama we vacillate between the increasingly hysterical and bickering marital relationship that starts off quite funny but ends up quite grating, and a police investigation that ultimately has a political point to make about the voracity of Chinese justice to the audience. It does have it's moments, and at times I did feel a bit sorry for "Han" as his problems accumulate with no obvious solution for a man who just wants to get to his retirement in one piece. Otherwise, though, it's all a bit messy. The narrative doesn't really flow and it becomes just a but too much of a soap for me as it begins to run out of steam. It is watchable, and at times does raise a smile - but the stories are all just a bit too thin.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Mandarin
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$337,554,287.00