Judge (2009-China)
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- Movie: Judge
- Chinese: 透析 (Tou Xi)
- Director: Jie Liu
- Writer: Jie Liu
- Producer: Jie Liu
- Cinematographer: Ryuji Otsuka
- World Premiere: September 9, 2009 (Venice Film Festival)
- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: 100 min
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Plot
Set in 1997 in a small city in northern China, a man named Qiu Wu is sentenced to death for stealing two cars. The judge residing over his case recently lost his daughter in a traffic accident - involving a stolen car. A change in the law now allows Qiu Wu to possibly avoid execution. To help his cause, Qiu Wu offers to donate one of his kidneys to an ailing rich businessman. The rich businessman discovers the only way to secure Qiu Wu's kidney is if he is executed. The judge must now reconsider the case based on the change in law ...
Notes
- Based on a true story.
Cast
Film Festivals
- 2009 (66th) Venice Film Festival - September 2nd-12th - Orizzonti * World Premiere
- 2009 (14th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 8th-16th - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2010 (12th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 10th-14th - The Features Competition
- 2010 (34th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21st-April 6th - Chinese Renaissance
- 2010 (7th) Skip City International D-Cinema Festival - July 23 -August 1 - Feature Length Competition
Awards
- "Best film" - 2010 (12th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 10th-14th
- "Best Director" - 2010 (7th) Skip City International D-Cinema Festival - July 23 -August 1 - Feature Length Competition
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