2015 (95’)

China

Director: Zhao Liang

Beginning with a mining explosion in Mongolia and ending in a ghost city west of Beijing, political documentarian Zhao Liang’s visionary new film Behemoth details, in one breathtaking sequence after another, the social and ecological devastation behind an economic miracle that may yet prove illusory.

FESTIVALS

• Stockholm IFF, Sweden, 2015 – Best Documentary
• Warsaw IFF, Poland, 2015 – Watch Docs Awards
• Venice IFF, Italy, 2015 – Green Drop Award
• TOKYO FILMeX Japan, 2015, Special Jury Prize

Zhao Liang was born in Liaoning Province, and graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992. Living in Beijing since 1993, Zhao Liang has been working as an independent documentary filmmaker as well as a multimedia artist in photography and video art. His films have premiered at Cannes, Venezia, and Berlinale; his art works have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography (New York), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Haus der Kullturen der Welt (Berlin), Sala Grande Venezia (Venice), Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid) and numerous film festivals, art galleries and museums worldwide.

Original language:
Mandarin

Editor:
Fabrice Rouaud

Cinematographer:
Zhao Liang

Producer:
Sylvie Blum

Contact:
Zhao Liang
zhaoliangstudio.com/work/behemoth