The Death Trial Cantonese

Song Shijie (Stephen Chow) ) was a famous official in the Qing Dynasty. His outstanding eloquence and ability allowed him to dare to criticize high-ranking officials in the government and also redressed the grievances of many people. Even though he was dissatisfied with the corruption and darkness of the officialdom at that time, he still accepted a lot of bribes, some of which were unintentional money, and all of them were repaid on his own sons. He could not raise more than ten sons. His wife (played by Anita Mui) categorically asked him to close the book for the sake of the child in her belly and not to make any more grandiose remarks. Although Song Shijie was extremely reluctant, he agreed to his wife's request. The wife meets a widow (played by Wu Jiali) who is full of grievances. Out of sympathy for the woman, she asks her husband Song Shijie to file a lawsuit for the widow, so Song Shijie is forced to return to the world. In the process of defending the widow's justice, he once again saw the darkness of officialdom, and almost ransacked his home and lost his life...