Hu Ge (Chinese: 胡戈; pinyin: Hú Gē; born 1974) is an amateur director[1] in the People's Republic of China who rose to fame through social satire and the Internet.
Hu Ge became well known by Chinese netizens after his first short movie, A Murder Case Caused by a Bun (a spoof on Chen Kaige's The Promise), in late 2005.
Hu Ge focuses on enhancements through satire in social and cultural realms, reflecting numerous problems in Chinese society to a backdrop of loosely pieced together current events or well-known footage from big-name films, including Harry Potter, The Matrix, Shaolin Soccer, Hero, etc.
[1] The amateur films became the discussion topics on various Chinese forums, and received overwhelming support from the general public,[citation needed] which led to bad social repercussion against Chen, who later dropped the lawsuit.
In late 2006, because of its subtle social commentary that could be interpreted at a political level, Hu's films gained the attention to the Communist Party's Propaganda Department, in charge of China's media controls.