The People’s Court

The first Western documentary toexplore the ongoing legal revolutionin China opens in the U.S. High in the hillside village of Longjiacun in Gongxian County, Sichuan Province, southwest China, four somber people dressed in dark- blue uniforms sit in a row behindtwo desks. A white sign that reads “mobilecourt” hangs at the front. Amiddle-aged mansits toone side,next toa red plasticstoolwitha tag that reads “plaintiff,”