I Am Not Madame Bovary
2016 · 128 min · Director: Xiaogang Feng, Feng Xiaogang
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Having no other option, Li Xuelian, a poorly educated villager, and her husband Qin Yuhe agree to fake a divorce. However, during the couple's separation, Qin falls in love with another woman--and as if his divorce with Li was real--he decides to move on with his life, leaving the jilted former spouse out in the cold. Under those circumstances and in the dreadful position of being denounced as a Pan Jinlian--a 17th-century Chinese adulteress who conspired with her partner to kill her husband--Li sets off on a legal crusade to clear her name. But even though Li is undoubtedly determined, on the other hand, she is nothing but a small nuisance in a sluggish and bureaucratic system where, sometimes, ants can become elephants. In the end, how long can a single woman hold on against an entire government?
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I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Empathy 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anger30%
- Empathy25%
- Confusion20%
- Anxiety15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Cast
Qin Yuhe
County Chief Shi
Mayor's Secretary
Party Leader
Retired Judge
Mayor Sai
Xiao Jiao's Wife
Letters and Calls Bureau
Details
- Directed by
- Xiaogang Feng, Feng Xiaogang
- Written by
- Zhenyun Liu, Liu Zhenyun
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Country
- China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
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