Zhao Liang

Zhao Liang Trailers

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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.

Most Popular Zhao Liang Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

Together Trailer (2010)

01 December 2010

Zhao Liang’s film portrays AIDS sufferers of both genders; they are all people with very different biographies.

Behemoth Trailer (2015)

11 November 2015

Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle.

I'm So Sorry Trailer (2021)

07 July 2021

In a quiet forest, a sign warns of radiation hazard. “Is this the past or the future?” muses the masked figure who appears like a kind of ghost in nuclear disaster areas.

Haixia Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

With the fishermen's life on the southeastern coast in the early 1960s as its background, the film depicts a group of militia women who work both as fisher women and fighters defending their homes and the motherland.

Petition Trailer (2009)

22 May 2009

The dysfunctional Chinese justice system allows citizens with grievances against their local governments to petition the court to clear or correct their record.

Return to the Border Trailer (2005)

22 June 2005

Return to the Border is a documentary directed by Zhao Liang about his return to his hometown in China that borders the Yalu river and North Korea.

Jerks, Don't Say 'Fuck' Trailer (2000)

19 September 2000

2000 short video work by Zhao Liang

Paper Airplanes Trailer (2001)

23 March 2001

Paper Airplane is a feature-length documentary that looks at the breakdown of China’s socialist systems, which had previously provided jobs and security, now having turned to capitalism allows disenfranchised youths to fall into new lifestyles that sometimes involve the underworld of drugs.

Farewell, Yuanmingyuan Trailer (1995)

20 June 1995

SYNOPSIS Towards the end of 1989, several artists moved to an area near the ruins of Yuanmingyuan, the former Beijing Summer Palace.

Crime and Punishment Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

In a small town near China's North Korea border, a state police station exerts itself as a solicitous caretaker of the locals.

Chess King Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

In a small southern frontier town, an old man called “Nail Li” boasts about his chess skills by nailing a general piece to the board, challenging anyone to remove it.

Shielded Wire (Lane Dividing Lines) Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Lonely Voices Trailer (2018)

26 August 2018

More than 30 years ago, when the nuclear disastee occurred in Chernobyl, Maria was over 50. Her village was within the 30 kilometres restricted area.

City Scene Trailer (2004)

22 June 2004

Zhao Liang’s City Scene shows a poetic portrait of China’s contemporary metropolises.

Bored Youth Trailer (2000)

01 October 2000

Using the format of music videos, Zhao films an actor running through the remnants of a traditional Beijing neighborhood that is in the process of being destroyed as a result of urban economic redevelopment.

Guess How Long You Can Bear It Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Hard Shoulder Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Direction Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

A Social Survey Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998