The film has been boasting that it is the adaptation of the “true story” of a woman who killed her husband by accident while fighting against his long-term domestic violence.
The verdict in Zhao’s trial found that she used a fruit knife to stab her husband to death
No domestic violence was mentioned in the actual verdict, in contrast to Zhao’s persona in the film, that of a heroine resisting domestic violence.
they obtained the approval from the prison to let Zhao play in the film by saying that they were preparing a “documentary”
But what they produced turned out to be a commercial film. This is against the law because the China Prison Law stipulates that all prison activities must only serve the goal of education.
they obtained the approval from the prison to let Zhao play in the film by saying that they were preparing a “documentary” But what they produced turned out to be a commercial film
Slayyy (your husband, with a fruit knife) Queen
What is it with Western Media constantly glazing Chinese scammers?
I’m not going to entirely discard her claims of abuse given that the court gave her such a lenient sentence.
But also definitely not the girl boss being punished by misogynists for defending herself that western media want her to be.
It’s more this bit
And then dressing it up as state censorship