Person
Zhao Liang
Directing · Born 1971-01-01 · Liaoning, China
Biography
Zhao was born in Liaoning Province, and graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992. 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. 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. His work focuses on global issues and contemporary art.
Known for
The Return of the Condor Heroes
Zhou Botong
Magic Atlas
Chicken Officer
Sunrise on the River
Zhu Tiancai
Behemoth
Director
Haixia
1975
斗鸡
1990
Return to the Border
Director
Paper Airplanes
Director
Petition
Director
Crime and Punishment
Director
Filmography
- 2026Magic AtlasChicken Officer
- 2024Sunrise on the RiverZhu Tiancai
- 2021I'm So SorryVoice-over
- 2018Lonely VoicesDirector
- 2015BehemothDirector
- 2010TogetherDirector
- 2009PetitionDirector
- 2007Crime and PunishmentDirector
- 2006The Return of the Condor HeroesZhou Botong
- 2005Return to the BorderDirector
- 2004City SceneCinematography
- 2001Paper AirplanesDirector
- 2000Bored YouthDirector
- 2000Jerks, Don't Say 'Fuck'Director
- 1998A Social SurveyDirector
- 1997Guess How Long You Can Bear ItDirector
- 1995Farewell, YuanmingyuanEditor
- 1994Hard ShoulderDirector
- 1994Shielded Wire (Lane Dividing Lines)Director
- 1994DirectionDirector
- 1991不要问我从哪里来
- 1990斗鸡
- 1988Chess KingTiehan
- 1975Haixia
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