#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013)

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.

Released: Apr 11, 2013

Runtime: 120 minutes

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Stars: Christopher Goh, Junix Inocian, Andrew Koji, Orion Lee, David Lee-Jones, Andrew Leung

Crew: James MacDonald (Director), ASHLEY MARTIN DAVIS (Art Designer), MATTHEW RICHARDSON (Lighting Design), Emma Laxton (Sound), Scott Ambler (Choreographer), Howard Brenton (Writer)