Director: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

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Birthday: 1966-08-12
Born in: British Hong Kong
Biography: Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China (where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jia Zhangke) and Hong Kong. Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.

Known for

A Touch of Sin

Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
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A Touch of Sin

2013

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Still Life

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
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2006

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Mountains May Depart

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
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Mountains May Depart

2015

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A Simple Life

The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's helper for sixty years.
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A Simple Life

2011

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Dream Home

A woman will go to whatever lengths necessary to obtain her dream home with a view of the sea. This includes driving down the property value and decreasing the occupancy rate by killing her potential neighbors.
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Dream Home

2010

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Pickpocket

A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
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Pickpocket

1997

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Getting Home

A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
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2007

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Caught by the Tides

In early 2000s China, Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin share a passionate but fragile love. When Guao Bin disappears to try his luck in another province, Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him.
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Caught by the Tides

2024

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24 City

As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
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24 City

2008

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Platform

China's rapid changes from the late-1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.
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Platform

2001

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The World

A young dancer, her security-guard boyfriend and others work at World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the Beijing suburbs.
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2004

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