The incident was eventually exposed, and it sparked widespread outrage and condemnation from human rights groups and the international community. The Chinese government was criticized for its use of torture and abuse of prisoners, and the incident led to increased scrutiny of China's human rights record.
The film is loosely based on the famous Qing Dynasty legal case of Yang Naiwu and "Little Cabbage" (Siu-bak-choi). full a chinese torture chamber story 1994 top