#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
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.
Release Date
April 11, 2013Runtime
120 minDirected by
James MacDonaldWritten by
Howard BrentonLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Cast20 cast members
