#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

5.0(2 votes)
2013
2h 5m

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.

Cast

Christopher Goh

Christopher Goh

2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier

Junix Inocian

Junix Inocian

'B' / Airport Official

Andrew Koji

Andrew Koji

1st Policeman / 1st Soldier

Orion Lee

Orion Lee

'Sportsman'

David Lee-Jones

'Professor'

Andrew Leung

Andrew Leung

Thin Young Man

Richard Rees

Richard Rees

'Minder'

David K.S. Tse

'A'

Benedict Wong

Benedict Wong

Ai Weiwei

Josie Bloom

Netizen

Directed by

James MacDonald

Written by

Howard Brenton

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