
Over the course of 12 years (1996-2008), director Zhao Liang follows the 'petitioners', who travel from all over China to the nation's capital, Beijing, to make complaints about injustices committed by authorities in their hometowns and villages.... (Full plot summary below)
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Over the course of 12 years (1996-2008), director Zhao Liang follows the 'petitioners', who travel from all over China to the nation's capital, Beijing, to make complaints about injustices committed by authorities in their hometowns and villages.
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