 Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Akazopedza kudzidza kuCentral Academy of Drama muna 1992, Diao akashanda semunyori wezvinyorwa nemutungamiriri Shi Runjiu mu All the Way naZhang Yang mu Spicy Love Soup uye Shower. Pamusoro pezvo, Diao akatungamira mafirimu matatu ake, kusanganisira 2003s Uniform uye 2007s Night Train, iyo yakatanga kuratidzwa mumakwikwi eUn Certain Regard kuCannes Film Festival. Diao mugadziri anozivikanwa wemafirimu eneo noir uye chikamu che 