The dysfunctional Chinese justice system allows citizens with grievances against their local governments to petition the court to clear or correct their record. Yet in order to do so, the petitioners must travel to Beijing to file paperwork and wait an indefinite period to plead their case. Following the saga of a group of petitioners over the years of 1996 and 2008, Petition unfolds like a novel by Zola or Dickens. This was filmed surreptitiously from the point of view of the petitioners, and not the justice officials, the police, or those heavies sent by the municipalities.
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Action, Crime
7.6
The Road
Documentary
8.5
Shadow Boxing
Drama
4.5
Fengming: A Chinese Memoir
Documentary
7.6
Next Exit, Main Street
6.8
Star!
Drama, Music, Romance
6.9
Welcome to the North
Comedy
5.8
Star
Romance, Drama
6.1
East of Main Street: Milestones
Documentary
6.1
Night of the Living Doo
Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Mystery, TV Movie
9.0
The Return of Dracula
Horror
5.6
Travelling Hawkers in Frankfurt am Main
Documentary
6.4
Sayen: The Huntress
Action, Thriller
5.9
Gamera vs. Barugon
Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
6.4
Famous Five 3
Family, Adventure
6.4
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy
5.9
Jack the Giant Slayer
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
5.8
Big Momma's House 2
Comedy, Crime
5.8
Come and dance with me.
Documentary, Music
0.0
Draussen bleiben
Documentary
0.0
Heaven
Documentary
0.0
Fahrenheit 9/11
Documentary
7.1
The astonishing destiny of General Luo
Documentary
0.0
Mrs. B., a North Korean Woman
Documentary
6.1
Souvenirs d'un singe doré
Documentary, TV Movie
9.0
The Shoe Shiner's Journey
Documentary
0.0
L’enfer de Matignon
Documentary, History
0.0
Ministre ou rien
Documentary, History, TV Movie
0.0
Le Dragon de Fer
Documentary
8.3
Bulkland
Documentary
6.3
Parchim International
Documentary
6.6
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Documentary
7.7
Overloaded Peking
Documentary
0.0
Hard to Believe
Documentary, Mystery, Crime
7.5
The Road to Fame
Documentary, Music
0.0
The Other Half Of The Sky
Documentary
8.0
Uprising!
Documentary
1.0
The Pharmacy: Shanghai
Documentary
0.0