Under the guidance of the Public Interest Litigation Procuratorate and the Information Office of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the first large-scale documentary on procuratorial public interest litigation, "The Interests of the People", was jointly produced by the Procuratorate Daily and Shanghai Radio and Television Station, iQiyi, and Shanghai Radio and Television Station Real Media Co., Ltd. It will be broadcast on Dragon TV, Dongfang.com and other platforms at 22:00 every Tuesday starting from February 25. The film has a total of 10 episodes, each about 30 minutes long, and uses a documentary approach to present the real process of high-quality and efficient case handling by procuratorial organs in the new era.
Poster of "The Interests of the People"
Focus on procuratorial public interest litigation to demonstrate legal responsibility
"The Interests of the People" is the first documentary series in China with the theme of public interest litigation with Chinese characteristics. It revolves around the "4+11+N" key areas, the core framework of the public interest litigation case handling field of the procuratorate, conducts in-depth analysis and calm thinking on hot social events, and digs deep into the stories behind typical cases, covering agricultural machinery safety production, women's rights protection, ecological environment protection, personal information protection, cultural relics and cultural heritage protection, barrier-free environment construction, national park construction, anti-monopoly, surrogacy issues and many other areas of concern to people's livelihood.
The documentary follows prosecutors and immersively records the review and handling process of typical cases and guiding cases, including the rectification of "hard bones" and "long-standing" public interest damage issues. By discussing specific cases in various social issues, it shows the complexity of the handling process of public interest litigation cases and builds consensus on the rule of law.
Stills from "The Interests of the People"
In-depth research, cases covering key areas
"The Interests of the People" is advised by Zhang Xueqiao, Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and is guided throughout by the Public Interest Litigation Procuratorate and the Press Office of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, ensuring the authority and professionalism of the content.
The documentary was jointly produced by Qin Bo Studio and Liu Yue Studio of Shanghai Radio and Television Station's Real Media. The team has long been concerned with and deeply explored social reality themes. Their representative works such as "Human World", "The First Time in Life", "First Response" and "Rescue on the Line" have won many important awards at home and abroad.
During the preliminary research stage, the creative team and film crew of Procuratorate Daily established contacts with procuratorates in more than 20 provinces and autonomous regions across the country, followed prosecutors on the front line in handling public interest litigation cases, and gained an in-depth understanding of the specific content of each link.
The creative team conducted in-depth research on nearly 100 specific cases that are being handled or prepared for filing, and selected more than ten representative and typical cases, which basically cover the key areas of procuratorial public interest litigation. The team also visited experts, professors, and NPC deputies in the field of procuratorial organs and public interest litigation across the country, and did sufficient homework on the policy and legal cognition levels.
It is understood that each episode of the documentary is a social issue with great impact and news value. How to express these themes well is full of challenges and tests for the directors.
According to the main creators, for nearly a year in 2024, the main creative team was divided into ten groups and went to various parts of the country, deeply rooted in the front line of prosecution, working and living with the prosecutors, and immersing themselves in recording the entire process of reviewing and handling typical cases of public interest litigation and guiding cases, and deeply understood how prosecutors "handle every case with high quality and efficiency."
Stills from "The Interests of the People"
"The Interests of the People" is not only a documentary, but also a vivid practice of legal education. Through the presentation of real cases, it aims to arouse the whole society's attention to public interests, promote the construction of a rule of law in China, and safeguard the fundamental interests of the people.
