Zhang Yimou

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With ‘The Great Wall,’ is China buying its way into Hollywood?

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For all the controversy around the casting of Matt Damon in a “white savior” role in a story set in ancient China, director Zhang Yimou plainly acknowledges that Damon’s involvement was a Chinese strategy to attract non-Chinese audiences.

Film director Zhang Yimou

Chinese film director admits violating one-child policy

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Act two, take one: banned filmmaker directs Beijing Opening Night spectacle

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