Zhao Liang (director)
Chinese film director
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Zhao Liang (simplified Chinese: 赵亮; traditional Chinese: 趙亮; pinyin: Zhào Liàng; born 1971) is a Chinese documentary film director and artist.
China
Zhao Liang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Liaoning China |
| Alma mater | Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | film director |
| Website | zhaoliangstudio |
Life and career
Zhao was born in Liaoning, and graduated from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992.[citation needed] He supported himself as a photographer while working on his early documentaries. Zhao's 2009 documentary Petition: The Court of the Complainants premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is about aspects of the legal system in China.[1] The film was shot over twelve years and details the plight of Chinese citizens traveling to Beijing to file complaints with the central government about local officials.[citation needed] His work focuses on global social and ecological issues.
Filmography
- Return to the Border (2005)
- Crime and Punishment (2007)
- Petition (2009)
- Together (2010)
- Behemoth (2015)
- I'm So Sorry (2021)
