Gu Xiaogang | |
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 Gu at the 31st Busan International Film Festival in 2026 | |
| Born | August 11, 1988 |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Gu Xiaogang (Chinese: 顾晓刚; pinyin: Gù Xiǎogāng, sometimes Gu You; born August 11, 1988, in Fuyang) is a Chinese film director. He is best known for his feature films Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019), Dwelling by the West Lake (2023) and The First Taste of Loneliness (2026).
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 pyramid scheme, 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 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2024, his feature Spring Comes Along was the main promotional film at the 14th Beijing International Film Festival.
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
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| 2019 | Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains | 春江水暖 | |
| 2023 | Dwelling by the West Lake | 草木人间 | |
| 2026 | The First Taste of Loneliness | 初次尝到寂寞 |
Rising Chinese filmmaker Gu Xiaogang (aka Gu You) is set to direct The First Taste of Loneliness which will star Chinese cinema icon Zhou Xun (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress).
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