Tian Zhuangzhuang

Biography

Tian Zhuangzhuang was born in 1952 to a renowned Chinese acting family and began his artistic career as an amateur photographer and assistant cinematographer before attending the Beijing Film Academy. Alongside Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and others, he formed the Fifth Generation movement, which gained international fame with films like "The Horse Thief" and "The Blue Kite". After a decade-long exile, Tian returned to filmmaking with "Springtime in a Small Town", and has since continued to work as director.