Directing
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
January 1, 1971 (age 55)
Born in
Liaoning, China
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.
Sunrise on the River
as Zhu Tiancai
2024
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I'm So Sorry
as Voice-over, Director, Writer, Camera Operator
2021
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Lonely Voices
as Director
2018
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Behemoth
as Director, Cinematography
2015
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Together
as Director
2010
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Petition
as Director
2009
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Crime and Punishment
as Director
2007
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The Return of the Condor Heroes
as Zhou Botong
2006
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Return to the Border
as Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Producer, Editor
2005
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City Scene
as Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
2004
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Paper Airplanes
as Director
2001
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Bored Youth
as Director
2000
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Jerks, Don't Say 'Fuck'
as Director
2000
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A Social Survey
as Director
1998
—Guess How Long You Can Bear It
as Director
1997
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Farewell, Yuanmingyuan
as Director, Sound, Editor, Cinematography, Screenplay
1995
—Hard Shoulder
as Director
1994
—Shielded Wire (Lane Dividing Lines)
as Director
1994
—Direction
as Director
1994
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不要问我从哪里来
1991
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