Based on a real case, the film tells the story of the prosecutor's courage to find out the truth in the face of rampant criminal acts in the struggle against evil.
Prosecutor Li Rui (Johnny) sneaked into the nightclub of Liu Cheng rich businessman Chen Xin (Bao Beier), looking for evidence of Chen Xin's crime, and accidentally found a female college student curled up in the corner. And Chen Xin, with his wealth and absolute monarch, keeps doing evil. The nightclubs under his name are really Petri dishes for criminals, harboring a lot of vicious people.
He illegally collected money by borrowing campus loans privately and raped female college students persecuted by campus loans. After the incident was exposed, he threatened the life of the student's family to force the victim to withdraw the lawsuit to escape the punishment of the law, and finally forced the female college student to commit suicide, which was shocking.
With the progress of the case, the prosecutor Li Rui gradually got involved in the huge interest network behind him, and the complicated case surfaced. The appearance of the defendant's defense lawyer Tong Chenyu (played by Bai Baihe) makes this dangerous prosecution road more and more confusing. These two men diamond cut diamond, all roads lead to the same goal, just let the facts speak for themselves.
Is Xia Wei (Claudia), a university professor, a murderer or a victim? How to find out the hidden mystery between her and Chen Xin? Will she choose silence or call a spade a spade in the face of prosecutor Li Rui and defense lawyer Tong Chenyu? Crime is rampant under the cover of layers of fog, and every minute counts.
Film evaluation:
The biggest feature of "The Prosecutorial Storm" is that it shows the reasoning and judgment of case investigation and the tense trial confrontation between the prosecution and the defense from the perspective of the prosecutor, and at the same time shows the duty and mission of the prosecutor to safeguard fairness and justice and seek the truth.
First of all, the innovation of the film lies in the unique choice of perspective and the tortuous and compact narrative structure. Different from the fierce fighting scenes and dramatic conflicts in the police film, this film focuses on the process of perfecting the evidence before the trial from the perspective of prosecutor Li Rui.
From cooperating with the police to prosecuting in court, conclusive evidence, rigorous logic and meticulous reasoning are fascinating.
In the narrative rhythm, the whole film takes the confrontation in court as the node and many criss-crossing cases as the main line. By using the editing method of antecedents and consequences and the narrative technique of reverse order and narration, it adds suspense to the story and enhances the audience's immersive viewing experience.
Secondly, the ups and downs of the plot design and characterization of the whole movie are also brilliant. The whole film is based on a sexual assault case of a wealthy businessman caused by an illegal campus routine loan, involving criminal facts such as intentional homicide, grave robbery and collusion between officials and businessmen.
Through the flashback of the background story, the complex evolution of the relationship between characters and the reversal of routines, drama is added to the real story background. The role is the soul of the plot.
In the film, whether it's an arrogant and surly wealthy businessman, a just and brave prosecutor Li Rui, or a gloomy and honest Hong, a witty and calm defense lawyer, every confrontation between good and evil in black and white will stimulate the inner pull of the character and the choice of position. The actor's control of human nature makes the characters more vivid and three-dimensional.
In addition, the introduction of legal concepts and the extension of realistic background also make the film both educational and reflective. On the one hand, the film helps people to have a more comprehensive understanding of the legal procedures of prosecutors in handling criminal cases, such as approving arrest, directing investigation and initiating public prosecution.
On the other hand, the defense lawyer Tong in the film uses media hype to make the audience re-examine the relationship between public opinion trial and judicial trial, procedural justice and substantive justice. The ending of the film also makes the audience feel the complementarity of jurisprudence and human feelings in judicial trials, which inspires the audience's confidence in the society ruled by law and high respect for China's procuratorial work.
Although new attempts have been made, the film still has some shortcomings. For example, some people question that the love line between the hero and heroine in the film is too deliberate, and the ending of the villain is too hasty, which leads to anticlimactic. However, in general, the defects do not cover up Yu, and the audience also expects more professional and artistic film and television works from the perspective of frontline workers of public security organs in the future.