4 DEGREES

Behemoth

Year
2015
Country
UK
Duration
95’
Director
Liang Zhao

In Mongolia’s grasslands, filmmaker Zhao Liang witnesses the signs of controversial upheaval due to the aggressive modern economy. The film travels between documentary and narrative, stark truth and allegory, dream and reality. Filmed in breathtaking 4K by Zhao Liang himself, it is a feast of images, sounds and music, inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.

CREW:
Director: Liang Zhao
Producer: Sylvie Blum
Cinematographer: Liang Zhao
Editor: Fabrice Rouaud
Sound: Myriam Rene
Production
INA in co-production with ARTE France
Sales:
INA, 4 avenue de l’Europe, 94360 Bry-sur-Marne, France. Tel.: + 33 1 49 83 29 92, Michèle Gautard, www.ina.fr
Awards
2015 – Signis Award and the Green Drop Award at the Venice Film Festival; 2016 – Golden Firebird award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Director
Liang Zhao

Liang Zhao was born in Northeastern China, and graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992. Based in Beijing since 1993, Zhao has been working as an independent documentary filmmaker as well as a multimedia artist in photography and video art. His work has been exhibited in the International Center of Photography (New York), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), the Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid) and numerous other art galleries and museums around the world. With his unique vision and acute reflections on social issues and conditions, Zhao is at the frontier of documentary filmmaking in China today.

Selected Filmography

Selected: Crime and Punishment (2007), Petition (1996-2008), Together (2010)

Red Hall
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22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
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Year
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Country
Switzerland
Director
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Duration
96’
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When Two Worlds Collide
Year
2016
Country
Switzerland
Directors
Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel
Duration
100’
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The Yes Men Are Revolting
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The Yes Men Are Revolting
Year
2014
Country
USA
Directors
Laura Nix, The Yes Men
Duration
91’
4 DEGREES
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
Year
2014
Country
USA
Directors
Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn
Duration
75’
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