The schedule for the overseas release of the movie Article 20 was announced on Feb 21. The movie, directed by Zhang Yimou, is set to hit cinemas in Australia on Feb 22, and to be released in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland on Feb 23, with release dates for other regions to be announced later.
Co-produced by the Center for Film and Television of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Beijing Enlight Pictures and other film distributors, this realistic legal comedy has been trending nationwide since its premiere in China on Feb 10.
The movie, whose name refers to Article 20 of Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China delves into justifiable self-defense by narrating the stories of prosecutors who seek to uncover the hidden truth behind cases and strive to safeguard fairness and justice. It attempts to forge a close connection between legal provisions and people's daily life through artistic adaptations of real-life cases of justifiable self-defense handled by Chinese judicial authorities in recent years.
