Let’s just say that director Zhang Yimou is 73 years old, and he can still produce such a high output of works while ensuring such excellent quality.
During the 2023 Spring Festival, "Man Jiang Hong" won the first place at the box office that year with 4.544 billion.
2023 National Day release, "Solid as a Rock", with its fierce themes and scale, has lost its reputation due to deletions, and many people are eager to see the director's cut.
The 2024 Spring Festival release, " Article 20 ", is able to combine New Year comedy elements with serious realistic themes so smoothly, and the comedy atmosphere still does not reduce the enlightenment of real issues.
The lineup of "Article 20" is unusually luxurious.
The two most popular dramas in 2023 are "Hurry" and ": The Long Season ".
This movie brings together the three leading actors from "The Long Season", Fan Wei, Chen Minghao, and Jiang Qiming,
, as well as Gao Ye, Zhang Yi, Wang Peilu and Aruna from "Hurry".
Lei Jiayin , Ma Li lead the starring roles, with Zhao Liying making a special appearance.
also has top actors as supporting actors, including Yu Hewei, Ding Yongdai, Yang Haoyu, etc.
In the film, Han Ming (played by Lei Jiayin) is a prosecutor who works in the city on a temporary basis. He wants to perform well and stay. His work focuses on "not making mistakes" and "not offending others", and actively opens doors for the leaders.
is not only busy at work, but also has a lot of chicken feathers at home.
Han Ming's son, Han Yuchen, encountered bullying at school and acted bravely and beat the bully. As a result, the bully suffered a broken nose and sued Han Yuchen instead.
Han Ming and Li Maojuan (played by Ma Li) rushed over to mediate. The bully’s father was Director Zhang (played by Zhang Yi) of the school’s education department. He was polite on the surface but firm in his attitude. He insisted that Han Yuchen apologize to his son, otherwise the case would not be withdrawn. .
Han Yuchen believed that he was right and refused to apologize. Han Ming couldn't convince his son and was devastated.
In contrast to the incident in which Han Ming's son acted bravely and became the defendant, there is a case Han Ming handled three years ago against bus driver Zhang Guisheng.
Zhang Guisheng acted bravely, but during the fight, he accidentally hit the opponent and suffered a skull fracture.
Han Ming was responsible for handling the case. According to the customary verdict, Zhang Guisheng was found guilty of intentional injury and sentenced to three years in prison. After
came out, he petitioned everywhere, but was stopped by Han Ming. Han Ming helped and found him a job.
As a result, he died in a car accident on his way to appeal for the last time.
At the same time, the main case in the film, the Wang Yongqiang murder case, is being handled and is under pressure from the family of the deceased and public opinion.
Han Ming's colleague Lu Lingling (played by Gao Ye) insists on finding evidence of legitimate defense for Wang Yongqiang and protecting Wang Yongqiang's deaf-mute wife and children.
The deceased Liu Wenjing was a tyrant in the village. He had bullied Wang Yongqiang's family for many years. Wang Yongqiang finally couldn't bear the insult and used the knife.
Liu's family gathered together to put pressure on the procuratorate, demanding murder and death. Under pressure and focus from all parties, Han Ming became the prosecutor in charge of the case.
In Han Ming's experience in handling cases, judging according to convention may be the safest solution.
However, a series of events have impacted his years of pursuit of stability and smooth survival in the workplace.
Who would have thought that in order to protect his ex-girlfriend who was molested, he injured the molester and refused to apologize.
Because of this incident, Han Ming was demoted to work in a unit in the county.
years have passed, and middle-aged Han Ming has become a professional and peacemaker in the workplace, until his ex-girlfriend Lu Lingling's words brought him back to his youth full of ideals and justice.
The film is divided into three narrative lines around the main case, one is the Han Yuchen case, the other is the Wang Yongqiang case, and the Zhang Guisheng line. The three case lines of
are all very serious events, but they are based on the husband and wife quarrel between Han Ming and Li Maojuan. They are presented in a sketch-style comedy style and carry serious themes in the form of a New Year's comedy.
The transformation of the character Han Ming is a hidden thread in the film.
's impassioned speech in court at the end was the highlight of this character. It was no less shocking than "The Vengeful Lawyer" and comparable to "The Defender".
The title "Article 20" refers to the provisions on legitimate defense in Article 20 of my country's "Criminal Law". What is the meaning of this law
?
faces illegal infringement and takes actions to stop the illegal infringement, which is a legitimate defense. He will not be criminally responsible for causing damage to the illegal intruder.
However, this article, which is clearly a legal article that guarantees everyone to bravely stop illegal infringements, has become so feeble in judicial practice time and time again.
The distinction between legitimate defense, excessive defense and intentional injury is a difficult problem.
Han Ming once took a video of more than ten seconds and pointed it out to Zhang Guisheng, which seconds were courageous and legitimate defense, which seconds were excessive defense, and which seconds were intentional injuries.
The question is, we are all human beings. How can people remain rational in that situation? Remind yourself accurately and on time: No, you have to stop. If you hit again, you will intentionally hurt someone in the next second?
Han Ming took a stack of past judgment cases and tried to persuade Lu Lingling. Lu Lingling issued a soul torture: This has always been the case, is it right?
"We are not dealing with cases, but other people's lives."
"If we can't raise hope for a desperate mother, what qualifications do we have to wear these clothes?"
Witnessing the shock of Hao Xiuping being forced to jump off the building, her son There was no hope of withdrawing the case because of his courage, Lu Lingling's heartfelt words in the office, and the accumulation of various events contributed to Han Ming's awakening and transformation.
Young Han Mingneng said to Lu Lingling: "All right things have a price, but you can't not do it just because there is a price."
Middle-aged Han Ming can finally stand in court, fearless of leadership and full of enthusiasm He shouted: "The law makes it more expensive for bad people to commit crimes, rather than making good people pay a higher price. The law cannot give in to illegality."
Such a serious realistic theme can still be used in the film with the title of "Article 20" Released during the Spring Festival, the significance of this movie is by no means limited to the movie itself. It is a signal that is bound to have far-reaching practical significance.
is like last year's "All or Nothing". The reality of the movie goes far beyond the movie itself.
Zhang Yimou can carry such heavy realistic themes and explore serious legal issues in the form of comedy during the Lunar New Year. This filmmaker's realistic concern is really admirable.
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