Release of pioneering director’s work could be hampered by interview in which she called China ‘a place where there are lies everywhere’
The Chinese release of Golden Globe-winning film Nomadland could be in doubt after accusations its Beijing-born director criticised China in a 2013 interview.
Promotional material and references to the film by Chloé Zhao, who is based in the US, were wiped from the internet in China, days after Zhao was widely praised by Chinese media for becoming the first Asian woman in history to win a Golden Globes award for best director. State media headlines lauded her as “the pride of China”, and advertised the film’s scheduled release on 23 April.
