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I Am Not Madame Bovary

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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Bingbing Fan
Li Xuelian
Wei Fan
Guo Nong
Xiaogang Feng
Narrator

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Awards

  • 2016 - International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) - Special Presentations - winner
  • 2016 - Golden Seashell - Best Film - winner
  • 2016 - Silver Seashell - Best Actress - winner
  • 2016 - Golden Horse Award - Best Feature Film - nominated

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