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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

(2013)

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.

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  1. Director : James MacDonald
  2. Writer : Howard Brenton
  3. Cast : Christopher Goh,Junix Inocian,Andrew Koji,Orion Lee,David Lee-Jones,Andrew Leung,Richard Rees,David K.S. Tse,Benedict Wong,Josie Bloom,Gregory Champkin,Sam Churchill,Alexandra Donnachie,Roxy Dunn,Demi Jo Franks,Ceri-Rose Larcombe,Amy McCallum,Craig Miller,Laura Riseborough,Joshua Sanderson

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Original Title#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2013-04-11

Original Language

Runtime 02h 05m

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