In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.
| Zhao Liang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) Liaoning China |
| Alma mater | Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | film director |
| Website | zhaoliangstudio |
Zhao Liang (simplified Chinese: 赵亮; traditional Chinese: 趙亮; pinyin: Zhào Liàng; born 1971) is a Chinese documentary film director and artist.
Life and career
Zhao was born in Liaoning, and graduated from Lu Xun 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 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)
References
- Ebert, Roger (17 April 2011). Chinese Documentaries: an Inside Look. Archived 5 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Sun-Times
External links
- Zhao Liang at IMDb
- I’m So Sorry: Cannes Festival interview with Zhao Liang (2024)
- 2021 Cannes Festival Special Screening: I'm So Sorry
- New York Times Review (2017): In ‘Behemoth,’ the Horrors of Economic Progress
- New York Times (2015): As China Hungers for Coal, Zhao Liang's ‘Behemoth’ Studies the Ravages at the Source
- New York Times (2011): Chinese Director's Path from Rebel to Insider
- New York Times Review (2011): In China, You Can't Fight City Hall
- 2009 Cannes Festival Special Screening: Petition
- Variety review (2008): Zhao Liang's Crime and Punishment
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