Article 20 of the Criminal Code: Measures taken to prevent unlawful infringement in the event of a continuous illegal infringement for the sake of the State, the public good, the life, property and other rights and interests of the State or others, shall constitute self-defense, but shall not bear criminal liability.
If the act of defense exceeds the necessary scope and causes a large loss, criminal responsibility shall be borne, but the punishment may be mitigated or mitigated.
For violent crimes that seriously threaten the physical health of others, such as homicide, robbery, or kidnapping, if defensive actions are carried out and the other party is injured or killed, it does not constitute excessive defense and does not need to bear criminal responsibility.
The film "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou focuses on legitimate defense and excessive defense, and through three cases, it goes straight to the depths of people's hearts and expounds that "the authority of the law lies in the expectations of the people".
One. In the play, Zhao Liying played a silent woman in the countryside named Hao Xiuping, who was bullied and ** by the village several times, but she didn't have any power to fight back.
Wang Yongqiang saw Hao Xiuping walking out of the house in tattered clothes, using gestures to indicate that he was dead, and he was also insulted and provoked by the village tyrant who had just finished the class, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he beat the villager.
Wang Yongqiang, who had been beaten, wanted to go to the car to get a knife, and Wang Yongqiang took out a pair of scissors from his home and stabbed him more than 20 times until he died.
The father of the "village tyrant" proposed to the court that Wang Yongqiang should be sentenced to death as soon as possible, and sent someone to threaten Hao Xiuping's mother and daughter, forcing them to sign an agreement, saying that they were willing.
Hao Xiuping was greatly wronged, and she decided to commit suicide in order to save her husband Wang Yongqiang's life.
Hao Xiuping's non-speaking girl wrote: "My father is a good man.
Two. In the second instance of Wang Yongqiang's "village tyrant case", prosecutor Han Ming said: "If it weren't for the son's father who did this, he would be the victim." He was defending his wife and keeping her from being bullied, but she was going to cut her with a knife, how could she not fight back?
We, the prosecutors, are sympathetic to the victims, but if we don't take action to show our compassion, then what's the point of our mercy?
When the child grows up and thinks that his father is right, he will ask: My dad is defending himself, why did you send him to prison? This is a subversion of their three views. If you are a righteous person, why send innocent people to prison?
Instead of making justice pay more, let them pay more. Otherwise, what kind of world are we going to give this child? ”
In the end, Wang Yongqiang was acquitted without any charges. The law cannot be compromised and ignores the law.
Three. Helpless eyes, helpless shouts, helpless emotions, helpless helplessness, Zhao Liying didn't have a word, but she interpreted the weak, anxious, and helpless Hao Xiuping vividly, full of power, which made people feel both heartache and sadness.
It is understood that in order to play a deaf and dumb role Hao Xiuping, Zhao Liying learned a lot of gestures from a mute teacher.
Zhao Liying plays Hao Xiuping, which is the wisest choice made by director Zhang Yimou. Lei Jiayin said.
Zhang Yimou said: "She has broken her ceiling, and the current Zhao Liying is no longer the same as before."
Zhao Liying is 36 years old and has brought many classic characters to everyone, including Lu Zhen, Xue Shanshan, Hua Qiangu, Sheng Minglan, He Xingfu, Xu Banxia, and Hao Xiuping.
For the sake of Zhao Liying, he had to enter the cinema, **Article 20".