#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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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.

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Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

2013

Director:

James MacDonald

Cast:
Christopher Goh

2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier

Junix Inocian

'B' / Airport Official

Andrew Koji

1st Policeman / 1st Soldier

Orion Lee

'Sportsman'

David Lee-Jones

'Professor'

Crew:
Howard Brenton

Writer

James MacDonald

Director

ASHLEY MARTIN DAVIS

Art Designer

MATTHEW RICHARDSON

Lighting Design

Emma Laxton

Sound