''The Eleventh Chapter'' () is a 2019 Chinese

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co-written and directed by

Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin (born June 27, 1970) is a Chinese actor and director. He is best known for his roles in television series, including Cao Cao in ''Three Kingdoms'' (2010) and the Emperor Yongzheng in '' Empresses in the Palace'' (2011)''.'' In 2014, ...

, and starring Chen Jianbin,

Zhou Xun Zhou Xun ( zh, s=周迅, born 18 October 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. Zhou rose to prominence with the film '' Suzhou River'' (2000), followed by films such as '' Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' (2002), '' Perhaps Love'' (2005 ...

Dong Chengpeng Dong Chengpeng (; born January 12, 1982), commonly known by his stage name Da Peng, is a Chinese actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He received widespread recognition in China for his directorial debut in the 2015 film '' Pancake ...

and

Leah Dou Dou Jingtong (born 3 January 1997), also known as Leah Dou, is a Chinese actress and singer-songwriter who primarily sings in English. She is the daughter of Chinese musician Dou Wei and Chinese-born Hong Kong singer Faye Wong. Music career Dou ...

. The film was premiered at the 9th

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in April, 2019 and launched at 33rd Golden Rooster Awards on November 26, 2020. It was officially released in China on April 2, 2021.

Synopsis

The local repertory theatre was rehearsing a play adapted from a real case. Ma Fuli, the person concerned, thought the story is inconsistent with the reality and asked for an explanation. His stepdaughter Jin Duoduo’s premarital pregnancy got the whole family into trouble. Duoduo finally decided to abort the baby as Ma cannot clear his name from the suspicion of murder. To protect the baby, Ma pushed himself and the theatre into greater difficulties

Cast

as Ma Fuli *

as Jin Cailing *

as Jin Duoduo *

as Quentin Hu *

Jessie Li Jessie Li (; born 5 December 1992), known professionally as Chun Xia, is a Chinese actress. She is best known for starring in '' Port of Call'' (2015), which earned her a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Biography Li was born in Kunming ...

as Jia Meiyi * Wang Xuebing as Lawyer Bai * Song Jia as Zhen Manyu * Niu Ben as Grandpa * Liu Jinshan as Gou Yewu * Qian Yu as Fu Kusi * Jia Bing as brother Pi *

Huang Jianxin Huang Jianxin (born 14 June 1954) is a Chinese filmmaker. He also writes film scripts under the pen name Huang Xin. He is normally considered part of the fifth generation of Chinese filmmakers (a group that includes Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and T ...

as leader * Shi Hang as Dr. Hei * Ling Fan as actress * Li Jiuxiao as Zhen Dehua * Zhang Junyi as Yao Danni * Wu Enxuan as Xiao Dai * Li Luqi as Liu Yisi

Soundtrack

Credits from

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eleventh Chapter, The 2019 films 2019 black comedy films Chinese black comedy films 2010s Mandarin-language films