Ning Hao (; born 9 September 1977) is a Chinese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

. Ning studied at the Taiyuan Film School, where he majored in scenic design. He later transferred to the Art Department of

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. Ning eventually graduated from the

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in 2003 with a degree from the Photography Department.

Filmography

Casting

Since his breakout in 2006, Ning frequently re-casts actors who he has worked with, especially Huang Bo and Xu Zheng (as well as himself in cameo roles):

Animal abuse on set

In March 2018, a video surfaced showing a dog being abused on the set of the Hao-directed movie ''Crazy Alien''. In the video, the dog was shown being spun around in a cage and dumped into cold water. The video was taped by a member of the movie crew. A whistleblower claimed that between shots, the dog was worked into a frenzy so he would bark as loudly as possible, and that this had been done on several takes. The director did not give a statement, but ''Crazy Alien'' actor Matthew Morrison said he was heartbroken about the abuse.

Personal life

Ning Hao is married to Xing Aina, who is credited as a screenwriter in all his films since ''Guns and Roses'' and ''No Man's Land''. They have a son together.

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at the Chinese Movie Database Film directors from Shanxi People from Taiyuan Beijing Film Academy alumni 1977 births Living people Chinese film directors Chinese male film actors Chinese cinematographers 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese filmmakers {{China-film-director-stub