#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013)

On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel “could damage state security”, he was escorted to a van by officials after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion.

Directing:
  • James MacDonald

Writing:
  • Howard Brenton

Stars:
Release Date: 2013-04-11
themoviedb icon 5.0/10
  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 120
Richard Rees
Richard Rees
'Minder'
Christopher Goh
Christopher G...
2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
Junix Inocian
Junix Inocian
'B' / Airport Official
Andrew Koji
Andrew Koji
1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
Orion Lee
Orion Lee
'Sportsman'
Andrew Leung
Andrew Leung
Thin Young Man
David K.S. Tse
David K.S. Ts...
'A'
Benedict Wong
Benedict Wong
Ai Weiwei
Amy McCallum
Amy McCallum
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