#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013)

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Released:
2013-04-11

Overview:
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.

Director:
James MacDonald

Runtime:
2h 5min

Genre:

  • Cast:
  • Christopher Goh
    as
    2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
  • Junix Inocian
    as
    'B' / Airport Official
  • Andrew Koji
    as
    1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
  • Orion Lee
    as
    'Sportsman'
  • David Lee-Jones
    as
    'Professor'