I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)

In the rustic heart of China, the unlettered villager Li Xuelian and her husband Qin Yuhe find themselves cornered into staging a divorce. Yet, the plot thickens when Qin finds solace in the arms of another during their separation, treating the faux divorce as a real one and casting his former wife into a chilling isolation. Suddenly, Li is trapped in the unsought role of a Pan Jinlian, a notorious 17th-century Chinese adulteress known for her murderous plot against her husband. Refusing to let her identity be smeared, Li embarks on a relentless legal pursuit to cleanse her besmirched name. However, her determination is met with a lethargic and complex bureaucratic system that reduces her to a trivial annoyance. In this world, it's not uncommon for insignificant ants to be perceived as formidable elephants. With the odds stacked against her, the question remains - how long can Li, a solitary woman, wage a battle against the formidable machinery of the government? The answer lies within the intricate web of this cinematic story, where perseverance, betrayal, and the search for justice interweave.

I Am Not Madame Bovary is a comedy movie featuring Fan Bingbing.

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