九江十二坊 aka River of Wine, Episode 2.
This is from the TV Series called 九江十二坊 aka River of Wine, Episode 2. (Hong Kong 2011) Guard M/M sentenced prisoner, the main protagonist, Liang Jingkang, hard hitting with a thick staff on the ass, position of lying on straw on the floor of a prison cell, in front of witnesses, mostly off-screen. A second guard holds him down there with a thick staff to keep him from thrashing about. This corporal punishment was ordered by local magistrate Yuan. The corrupt magistrat Yuan is using the beating and intimidation to force a false confession and extort bribes. Jingkang has been wrongfully imprisoned on trumped-up charges of selling illegal private alcohol (even though the authorities themselves are corruptly involved in the liquor trade). The magistrate employs harsh interrogation methods to break Jingkang's spirit and extort money and business concessions from his family. Jingkang groans in pain, but the corrupt magistrate pays no heed. The magistrate declares that if Jingkang refuse...