Cheng Er (; born 17 August 1976) is a Chinese film director, scriptwriter, editor, and writer best known for his thriller films ''

Lethal Hostage ''Lethal Hostage'' (边境风云) is 2012 Chinese crime thriller film, directed by Cheng Er, set on the China–Myanmar border. Plot The film is about the relationship between Hong, a drug dealer, and Annie, his hostage. 10 years ago Annie's fa ...

'', '' The Wasted Times'', and '' Hidden Blade''.

Early life and education

Cheng graduated from the Directing Department of

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; zh, first=s, s=北京电影学院, labels=no) is a municipal public college in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Radio ...

in 1999. His graduation short film "Criminals"(), shot with a 35mm camera, was the most successful market-oriented student work of the

since its establishment.

Career

Cheng is known for adopting a non-linear timeline narrative in his films and often triggered controversy as his films were too 'literary and obscure' for the general audience. Cheng is one of the few Chinese directors in his generation who directs, script-write and edit his own films. He is the only director to be nominated for three categories for the

Golden Rooster Awards The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981. Award recipients receive a statuette in the sha ...

since its establishment, and the only one to win under two categories in the same year.

Filmography

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

* {{Golden Rooster Award Best Director 1976 births Living people Beijing Film Academy alumni Film directors from Beijing