#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013)
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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.
Cast
Christopher Goh2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
Junix Inocian'B' / Airport Official
Andrew Koji1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
Orion Lee'Sportsman'- DDavid Lee-Jones'Professor'
Andrew LeungThin Young Man
Richard Rees'Minder'- DDavid K.S. Tse'A'
Benedict WongAi Weiwei- JJosie BloomNetizen
- GGregory ChampkinNetizen
- SSam ChurchillNetizen
- AAlexandra DonnachieNetizen
- RRoxy DunnNetizen
- DDemi Jo FranksNetizen
- CCeri-Rose LarcombeNetizen
Amy McCallumNetizen- CCraig MillerNetizen
Crew
- Director
- James MacDonald
- Writers
- Howard Brenton
Details
- Released
- April 11, 2013
- Language
- English
- IMDb
- tt14336844