Courthouse on Horseback

The film takes place in the remote Yunnan region of China. Three people travel through the mountain villages. A horse goes with them. On its back they carry the equipment of a court. In the villages they hear small cases. The disputes are usually between neighbours. Law and local custom often come up against each other. Feng has been doing this work for years. Auntie Yang, who travels with him, has to retire. A new government decision is taking her off the job. The two of them worked together for years. This journey will be their last round. With them is a young law graduate called Ah-Luo. The young man is to take the place of Auntie Yang. The film puts the outlook of two generations on the same road. Li Baotian and Yaning Yang appear in the hundred and one minute film, a Chinese production Liu Jie finished in 2006.