Gu Xiaogang (; born August 11, 1988, in

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) is a Chinese film director. Gu's first feature film, '' Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains'', closed the 58th edition of the Critics' Week at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. During the filming, he discovered that a family member had fallen victim to a fraudulent

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, which became the catalyst for his second film, ''Dwelling by the West Lake''. In 2023, ''Dwelling by the West Lake'' was shortlisted for the Akira Kurosawa Award at the

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. In 2024, his feature ''Spring Comes Along'' was the main promotional film at the

14th Beijing International Film Festival The 14th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival (), abbreviated BJIFF, was held April 18–26, 2024 in Beijing, China. The 14th BJIFF received more than 1,500 entries, with 15 films selected for the Tiantan Award and 15 films for the ...

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