On February 21st, the movie "Article 20" officially announced the overseas release information. It will be released in Australian theaters on February 22nd, and will be released in theaters in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on February 23rd. It will be released in other regions. Will also be announced gradually.

"Article 20" is a realistic legal comedy film jointly produced by the Film and Television Center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and Enlight Pictures and other film and television production organizations. It is directed by Zhang Yimou and stars Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Zhao Liying, Gao Ye, Liu Yaowen, Wang Xiao, Chen Minghao, Pan Binlong and others star.

The title of the film is taken from Article 20 of the Criminal Law, focusing on the legal provision of legitimate defense. my country's 1979 Criminal Law clearly stipulates legitimate defense. When the Criminal Law was revised in 1997, the legitimate defense clause was also revised to further clarify what excessive defense is. However, due to the constraints of ideological concepts and the influence of judicial inertia, the legitimate defense system in criminal law has not been fully applied for a period of time. Since 2018, under the direct guidance and supervision of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the procuratorial organs have cooperated with the public security organs and others to handle the "Kunshan Anti-Homicide Case", "Fuzhou Zhao Yu Case", "Laiyuan Anti-Murder Case", "Xingtai Dong Mingang Case" and "Lijiang Tang Xue Case" in accordance with the law. " and a series of legitimate defense cases have made the legitimate defense clause no longer "sleeping".

"Article 20" is artistically processed based on a number of legitimate defense cases handled by the judicial authorities in recent years. It successfully closely connects legal provisions with people's daily lives. It tells the story of Prosecutor Han's story in a slightly humorous way. This is a story about Ming and Lu Lingling breaking away from inertial thinking, overcoming numerous obstacles, tracing back to the source to restore the truth of the case, and protecting fairness and justice. The film has received rave reviews since its domestic release on February 10 (the first day of the Lunar New Year). Classic lines such as "The law cannot give in to the law" are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is now being screened nationwide.

The overseas filing of "Article 20" means a successful exchange and mutual learning of China's procuratorial culture. It shows the development and progress of China's rule of law and modern rule of law concepts to the world. It is a concrete practice of foreign-related rule of law work. The story of China's rule of law will be seen more by the world. "see".