Spring Festival movies are in full swing, and social media has been dominated by " hot " and " speeding life 2". Just today (February 14), " article 20 " also appeared on Weibo's hot search.
This movie is directed by Zhang Yimou. The title of the movie is taken from "Article 20" of the Criminal Law. It tells the story of the justice and humanity behind the "justifiable defense" law.
According to the Beacon Professional Edition, as of 21:00 on February 13, "Article 20" has achieved a box office decline for two consecutive days. "Reverse decline" was originally a term used in the stock market, and has recently been extended to the movie market, referring to the phenomenon that "according to the box office trend, the box office should be less than the previous day, but the result is higher than expected."
The film refers to real-life cases such as the Kunshan Anti-Homicide Case
As the first domestic law-themed film focusing on the issue of "justifiable defense", the movie "Article 20" tells the story of Han Ming, a temporary prosecutor who has reached middle age and wants to give his career a final try. , unexpectedly involved in a hugely controversial case. He eliminates interference from all parties, adheres to the legal bottom line, applies the law accurately, and provides justice to the parties involved.
Zhang Tingting, producer of the Film and Television Center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said, "At the beginning of creation, we wanted to carry forward the concept of 'the law cannot give in to the illegal', activate dormant legal provisions, stop illegal infringements, and promote justice and the spirit of courage."
Zhang Tingting revealed , the cases in the film refer to real-life cases such as the Kunshan anti-murder case, Fuzhou Zhao Yu case and Laiyuan anti-murder case. The film highly restores the prosecutors who handle cases in reality. They also have work pressure and daily trivial matters in life. The pressure of promotion in middle age and the pressure of children entering high school. Prosecutors also have the joys and sorrows of ordinary people. This is reflected in the film. All are presented realistically in a slightly humorous way.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate published two film reviews in a row
htmlOn February 11, the Supreme People's Procuratorate released a film review "Shirk and Responsibility" signed by Ji Bingxue (First Procuratorate of the Supreme People's Procuratorate). Thearticle stated that although the 1997 Criminal Law provided for a relatively complete self-defense system, this system was a "sleep clause" for quite some time. In 2018, the Kunshan anti-homicide case awakened the "sleeping clause" on legitimate defense in the criminal law. In recent years, judicial organs have handled a number of cases such as the Zhao Yu case of bravery for justice, the anti-homicide case of Laiyuan, Hebei, and the Sheng Chunping case of Zhejiang in accordance with the law. A self-defense case that attracts great attention from the society.
The issue of legitimate defense has aroused widespread concern in society, and actually reflects the people's higher demands for democracy, rule of law, fairness, justice, and security. The procuratorial organs responded to social concerns in a timely manner and actively promoted social righteousness. The rule of law spirit of "the law cannot give in to the law" gradually became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and became the rule of law concept that prosecutors must follow when handling such cases.
Each case is heavy and seems to be quite helpless. Judiciary is the last line of defense for maintaining social fairness and justice. If it fails, the people may lose their support. Fortunately, it is precisely because a group of prosecutors and police officers such as Han Ming and Lu Lingling adhered to their original aspirations that justice was finally done and evil deeds were punished, making us feel hope in the midst of heavy and helpless situations.
article said that Article 20 of the Criminal Law is so familiar yet so unfamiliar. We generally know the content, but how many of us truly understand its essential meaning and its heavy weight. When it hits a person's head, it is a person's fate, or even a family's fate, as well as the most precious things such as reputation, dignity, and freedom. It affects a person's sense of right and wrong and justice.
Why do we say that what we deal with is not cases, but other people's lives, because it is related to right and wrong, justice and people's hearts... Respect and understanding are two-way. Only the judiciary respects and believes in the law from the heart and follows the law. Only by handling cases and enforcing the law impartially without fear of all difficulties and dangers can the public believe in the law, believe in the law, and believe that the spirit of the rule of law can be realized with certainty. The law is not cold logic, the law is fairness and justice.
Luo XiangWatch "Article 20" and recall his original intention of popularizing the law
htmlOn February 12, after watching "Article 20", Luo Xiang, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law, released a video recalling his "original intention of popularizing the legal system", which also triggered netizens s concern.
Luo Xiang said in the video that he received strong feedback when he introduced the content of "Article 20" of the Criminal Law. It can be said that this is why he embarked on the road of popularizing legal knowledge to the public. In the
video, Luo Xiang also popularized science on how to understand legitimate defense in criminal law, and how ordinary people should deal with similar situations.
Luo Xiang said: "There are no rational people in the law, only ordinary people of flesh and blood. We are all imperfect ordinary people, so we must immerse ourselves in the defender's position and do not be too harsh on the defender."
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shows that the number of moviegoers during the Spring Festival in 2024 has exceeded 100 million.
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Source | Beijing Youth Daily, Comprehensive China Youth Daily, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Rule of Law Daily @Luo Xiang talks about criminal law, Xinhua News Agency, etc.
