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.

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Article 20 (2024)

In the mundane, we seek hope; through justice, we guard this world!

★ 6.8/10 February 10, 2024 141 min

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Director: Zhang Yimou  ·  Writers: Li Meng, Zhang Yimou

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.

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Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou

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Lei Jiayin Lei Jiayin Han Ming Ma Li Ma Li Li Maojuan Zhao Liying Zhao Liying Hao Xiuping Gao Ye Gao Ye Lu Lingling Liu Yaowen Liu Yaowen Han Yuchen Wang Xiao Wang Xiao Deputy Inspector Tian Chen Minghao Chen Minghao Li Maoquan Pan Binlong Pan Binlong Wang Yongqiang Zhang Yi Zhang Yi Director Zhan Fan Wei Fan Wei Liu Bingren Yu Hewei Yu Hewei Wang Jian Xu Yajun Xu Yajun Secretary Cao

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CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf March 4, 2024
★ 6/10

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 bickeri…