Who can understand how difficult this year has been? Ever since taking up a temporary position at the Municipal Procuratorate, Han Ming (Lei Jiayin) has suffered a series of misfortunes. His son Han Yuchen (Liu Yaowen) has beaten up the school director's (Zhang Yi) son and is refusing to apologise. Feeling indignant, his wife Li Maojuan (Ma Li) then attacks the school director and actually succeeds. Han Ming constantly has disagreements with his colleague Lu Lingling (Gao Ye), and their legal case has been delayed indefinitely. In another related matter, Hao Xiuping (Zhao Liying) is forced into a desperate and extremely critical situation. As the battle between love and law unfolds, as career and family continue to hang in the balance, Han Ming decides to risk everything to pursue fairness and justice on his own terms … [Source: Translated from Douban]
This Zhang Yimou dramedy marks another collaboration with Lei Jiayin who has featured in several of Zhang's recent movies including 2023's mega blockbuster “Full River Red”. Lei himself will have “Article 20” and “YOLO” both premiering on February 10, 2024 as part of the primetime Chinese New Year line-up.
