#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
20132h 5m5.0
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- James MacDonald
- Writing
- Howard Brenton
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Apr 11, 2013
Cast
Christopher Goh
2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
Junix Inocian
'B' / Airport Official
Andrew Koji
1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
Orion Lee
'Sportsman'
David Lee-Jones
'Professor'
Andrew Leung
Thin Young Man
Richard Rees
'Minder'
David K.S. Tse
'A'
Benedict Wong
Ai Weiwei
Josie Bloom
Netizen
Gregory Champkin
Netizen
Sam Churchill
Netizen
Alexandra Donnachie
Netizen
Roxy Dunn
Netizen
Demi Jo Franks
Netizen
Ceri-Rose Larcombe
Netizen
Amy McCallum
Netizen
Craig Miller
Netizen
Laura Riseborough
Netizen
Joshua Sanderson
Netizen
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