Zhang Lü

Zhang Lü
Born (1962-05-30) May 30, 1962
EducationYanbian University - Chinese literature
OccupationsFilm director,
screenwriter,
novelist
Years active2001–present
Korean name
Hangul
장률
Hanja
张律
RRJang Ryul
MRChang Ryul

Zhang Lü or Jang Ryul (Chinese: 张律; pinyin: Zhāng Lǜ; Korean장률; born May 30, 1962) is a Korean Chinese filmmaker. Zhang was originally a novelist before embarking on a career in cinema. His arthouse films have mostly focused on the disenfranchised, particularly ethnic Koreans living in China; these include Grain in Ear (2006), Desert Dream (2007), Dooman River (2011), and Scenery (2013). His later works include Gyeongju (2014), A Quiet Dream (2016), Ode to the Goose (2018), Fukuoka (2019), and The Shadowless Tower (2023).