The Wife outside the Barred Window
2014, Chinese. Directed by Hao Jian.
After Liu Xiaobo was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, his wife, Liu Xia, was placed under house arrest by the Chinese authorities. The film documents Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia's friends' repeated attempts to contact her by various means, as well as the friend's attempts to contact Liu Xia by hitting her outside her window with a red laser pointer.
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- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 14 January 2014
- Original title
- 铁窗外的妻子
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The Wife outside the Barred Window isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 January 2014. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wife outside the Barred Window?
The Wife outside the Barred Window (2014) was directed by Hao Jian.