The story of Jiangnan lawyer Ma Rulong, who is cunning and wise, proficient in law and invincible in battle. At this time, Tang family's head suddenly died, concubine Lian Buzhen was taken as a murderer and put in jail. Ma Rulong suspects that there is another murderer and is determined to clear...
Set in a Shandong village during the crucial Menglianggu Campaign between communists and nationalists in 1947, the film follows six women from various families as the (largely offscreen) civil war impacts their feudal existence.
The film was originally named as “Ran Qing Shi Jie Bei” (The Legend of World Cup), but director Xiao Jiang changed the name when the famous octopus in Germany named Paul became a global sensation when he correctly predicted the outcome of all Germany games in the recent football World Cup as...
