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An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
Theatrical
Jul 27, 2012
Box Office
$181K
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 4, 2012
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Colin Jones, Andy Cohen, Karl Katz
Music
Studio
Expressions United Media, MUSE Film and Television, Never Sorry
Cast
Full credits →A
Ai Weiwei
Self - Artist
C
Chen Danqing
Self - Artist
H
Hung Huang
Self - Magazine Publisher
E
Evan Osnos
Self - Journalist
G
Gu Changwei
Self - Filmmaker
Z
Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Self - Musician
C
Chris Dercon
Self - Haus der Kunst Director
Z
Zhao Zhao
Self - Weiwei's Videographer
H
Hsieh Tehching
Self - Performance Artist
Y
Yunchang He
Self - Performance Artist
C
Christiane Amanpour
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
O
Oliver North
Self - US Military Officer (archive footage)
Y
Yang Zhichao
Self - Performance Artist (archive footage)
L
Liu Xiaobo
Self - Writer (archive footage)
H
Hillary Clinton
Self - Politician (archive footage)
