#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 11, 2013

Original language

English

Cast

Ceri-Rose Larcombe,Andrew Leung,Christopher Goh,David K.S. Tse,Richard Rees,Gregory Champkin,Craig Miller,Andrew Koji,Laura Riseborough,Josie Bloomand 10 more

Director

James MacDonald

Writer

Howard Brenton

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt14336844