Ma Bei Shang De Fa Ting
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jie Liu
Li Tingliang
Lu Yulai
Yang Yaning
Li Baotian
Liao Ching-song
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Synopsis
On the meandering red-earth path in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, a traveling law court gets on a tour. Feng, who is in his mid-50s, is a seasoned judge; the court clerk Auntie Yang belongs to the Moso Ethnic Group and is retiring because of the changed personnel policy; Ah-Luo, a recent college graduate of Yi Ethnic Group, is on his very first tour of duty. They share a companion in an old horse, which is carrying all the court facilities. In a village of the Pumi ethnic people, Feng deals with a dispute around a grave dug up by pigs; after Ah-Luo loses the national emblem, the symbol of the state authority, at Moso people's swamp, they have to seek help from the woman chief. In the village where a wedding is awaiting Ah-Luo, an unexpected incident leads to a confrontation; after an argument with Feng, Ah-Luo runs away with his bride, giving up the career that he finds hopeless. Auntie Yang doesn't finish the tour because of her early retirement; without the companion that he secretly loves, Feng has to continue the tour that becomes lonely and desperate.
Director
Jie Liu
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Horizons Prize award at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in France October 3, 2007
Based on a true story.
Feature directorial debut for Liu Jie.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Horizons) August 30-September 9, 2006.
color
Dolby Digital
dialogue Chinese
Released in France October 3, 2007
