Law of the Dragon
Synopsis
Award-winning director Weijun Chen’s new series Law of the Dragon leaves China's cities and heads to the country to examine the impact of the massive changes in China's politics, economy and society on the judicial system in action. This series takes a fresh look at this vast and culturally rich country, examining how justice is served in rural areas so remote and isolated that the villagers have almost no contact with, and are deeply mistrustful of, the central government.
Principally following the austere Judge Chen as he travels around the rural and sparsely populated Xuan-en province, resolving the grievances of the residents and dispensing nuggets of Confucian-Communist wisdom, the series will immerse itself in what matters most to the people who make up much of China’s billion strong population. This is an insightful, refreshing but not rose-tinted look at how justice is being served at grass roots level in this vast and beautiful region.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 29 (x4)
- Format
- HDV
- Director
- Weijun Chen
- Producer
- Lawrence Elman
- Executive Producer
- Nick Fraser, Kate Townsend, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, John Lloyd
- Editor
- Gigi Wong
- Director of Photography
- Weijun Chen
- Music
- Qianli Hu
- Production Manager
- Jody Collins, Brandon C. M. Wong
- Production Assistants
- Chen Shan, Lao Chengze, Sarah Slater, Emily Murfin
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 15th August 2011
