Ning Hao (; born 9 September 1977) is a Chinese film director. Ning studied at the Taiyuan Film School, where he majored in scenic design. He later transferred to the Art Department of Peking University. Ning eventually graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2003 with a degree from the Photography Department.
Filmography YearEnglish TitleChinese Title Notes/2001Thursday, Wednesday星期四，星期三2003Incense香火Graduation film for the Beijing Film Academy2004Mongolian Ping Pong绿草地2006Crazy Stone疯狂的石头2009Crazy Racer疯狂的赛车Also known as Silver Medalist2012Guns and Roses黄金大劫案2013No Man's Land无人区Also known as Western Sunshine, filmed in 20102014Breakup Buddies心花路放2019Crazy Alien疯狂的外星人2019My People, My Country我和我的祖国 Co-director 2023The Movie Emperor紅毯先生2024The Hutong Cowboy 爆款好人 Produced and Co-director 2026Once Upon a Time in the Middle East欢迎来龙餐馆Producer
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): Actor Crazy StoneCrazy RacerGuns and RosesNo Man's LandBreakup Buddies Crazy Alien himselfHuang BoXu ZhengGuo TaoYue XiaojunWang XunLiu GangLiu HuaDong LifanWang ShuangbaoBa DuoTao HongYang XinmingLei JiayinShen Teng
Controversy 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.
References
External links
Ning Hao at the Chinese Movie Database