I Am Not Madame Bovary

Name: I Am Not Madame Bovary
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2016-01-01
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Fan Bingbing, Zhang Jiayi, Guo Tao, Dong Chengpeng, Zhang Yi

我不是潘金莲

2016| 2h 8m| IMDb 6.8

I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) is currently streaming in the UK on MUBI. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Comedy Drama

Li Xuelian and her husband stage a fake divorce to secure a second apartment in the city reserved by the government for single people. But when her husband remarries six months later-as agreed-but to a different woman, a furious Li files a lawsuit with the county court. Losing her case only makes Li more determined to take her fight to the highest levels of government in Beijing.

Director: Feng Xiaogang