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Wang Xiaoshuai
Portraying changing Chinese lives in films including Beijing Bicycle.
Beijing Bicycle · Shanghai Dreams
- Born
- 22 May 1966
- Birthplace
- Shanghai
More people
Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang Xiaoshuai is a Chinese filmmaker associated with the Sixth Generation. His dramas often explore migration, youth and family relationships amid social change.
Early life
Art studies
Grew up in Guiyang and Wuhan, then studied painting and directing in Beijing.
Career
- 1993
Independent debut
Made The Days about two artists.
- 1998
Wuhan drama
Released So Close to Paradise.
- 2001
International breakthrough
Beijing Bicycle won a major Berlin festival prize.
Selected work
Beijing Bicycle
Follows a young man’s struggle over a stolen bicycle.
Shanghai Dreams
Won Cannes’ Jury Prize.
In Love We Trust
Won Berlin’s screenplay award.
Beyond work
Censorship
His early independent films led to restrictions on his filmmaking and difficulties securing domestic release.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Harald Krichel. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.