#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

2013 2h 5mDir. James MacDonald
5.0/ 10

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 & Crew

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'

D

David Lee-Jones

'Professor'

Andrew Leung

Andrew Leung

Thin Young Man

Richard Rees

Richard Rees

'Minder'

D

David K.S. Tse

'A'

Benedict Wong

Benedict Wong

Ai Weiwei

J

Josie Bloom

Netizen

G

Gregory Champkin

Netizen

S

Sam Churchill

Netizen

A

Alexandra Donnachie

Netizen

R

Roxy Dunn

Netizen

D

Demi Jo Franks

Netizen

C

Ceri-Rose Larcombe

Netizen

Amy McCallum

Amy McCallum

Netizen

C

Craig Miller

Netizen

L

Laura Riseborough

Netizen

J

Joshua Sanderson

Netizen

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