The dysfunctional Chinese justice system allows citizens with grievances against their local governments to petition the court to clear or correct their record. Yet in order to do so, the petitioners must travel to Beijing to file paperwork and wait an indefinite period to plead their case. Following the saga of a group of petitioners over the years of 1996 and 2008, Petition unfolds like a novel by Zola or Dickens. This was filmed surreptitiously from the point of view of the petitioners, and not the justice officials, the police, or those heavies sent by the municipalities.
Petition has generally received very positive reviews.
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Petition was released in 2009 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Petition (2009) an average rating of 77%.
With a score of 77%, Petition is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like The Hangover, Blood and Bone and A Single Man.
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