| Ning Hao | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1977 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Film director | ||||||||
| Spouse: | Xing Aina | ||||||||
| Children: | 1 son (born 2009) | ||||||||
| Awards: | Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Director 2007 Crazy Stone | ||||||||
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Ning Hao (; born 9 September 1977) is a Chinese film director. Ning studied at the Taiyuan Film School, where he majored in scenic design. He later transferred to the Art Department of Peking University. Ning eventually graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2003 with a degree from the Photography Department.[1]
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Thursday, Wednesday | 星期四，星期三 | ||
| 2003 | Incense | 香火 | Graduation film for the Beijing Film Academy | |
| 2004 | Mongolian Ping Pong | 绿草地 | ||
| 2006 | Crazy Stone | 疯狂的石头 | ||
| 2009 | Crazy Racer | 疯狂的赛车 | Also known as Silver Medalist | |
| 2012 | Guns and Roses | 黄金大劫案 | ||
| 2013 | No Man's Land | 无人区 | Also known as Western Sunshine, filmed in 2010 | |
| 2014 | Breakup Buddies | 心花路放 | ||
| 2019 | Crazy Alien | 疯狂的外星人 | ||
| 2019 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Co-director[2] | |
| 2024 | The Movie Emperor | 红毯先生 | 紅毯先生 | [3] |
| 2024 | The Hutong Cowboy | 爆款好人 | Produced and Co-director[4] |
Since his breakout in 2006, Ning frequently re-casts actors who he has worked with, especially Huang Bo and Xu Zheng (as well as himself in cameo roles):
In March 2018, a video surfaced showing a dog being abused on the set of the Hao-directed movie Crazy Alien. In the video, the dog was shown being spun around in a cage and dumped into cold water.[5] The video was taped by a member of the movie crew.[6] A whistleblower claimed that between shots, the dog was worked into a frenzy so he would bark as loudly as possible, and that this had been done on several takes.[7] [8] The director did not give a statement, but Crazy Alien actor Matthew Morrison said he was heartbroken about the abuse.[9]
Ning Hao is married to Xing Aina, who is credited as a screenwriter in all his films since Guns and Roses and No Man's Land. They have a son together.