Zhang Lü
Zhang Lü | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1962 |
| Education | Yanbian University - Chinese literature |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, novelist |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장률 |
| Hanja | 张律 |
| RR | Jang Ryul |
| MR | Chang Ryul |
Zhang Lü or Jang Ryul (Chinese: 张律; pinyin: Zhāng Lǜ; Korean: 장률; 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).