#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

120 mins | April 11, 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.

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

120 mins | April 11, 2013

#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.
Producers
Original title #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
Directors James MacDonald
Writers Howard Brenton

Cast

Christopher Goh

as 2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier

Junix Inocian

as 'B' / Airport Official

Andrew Koji

as 1st Policeman / 1st Soldier

Orion Lee

as 'Sportsman'

David Lee-Jones

as 'Professor'

Andrew Leung

as Thin Young Man

Richard Rees

as 'Minder'

David Tse

as 'A'

Benedict Wong

as Ai Weiwei

Josie Bloom

as Netizen

Gregory Champkin

as Netizen

Sam Churchill

as Netizen

Alexandra Donnachie

as Netizen

Roxy Dunn

as Netizen

Demi Jo Franks

as Netizen

Ceri-Rose Larcombe

as Netizen

Amy McCallum

as Netizen

Craig Miller

as Netizen

Laura Riseborough

as Netizen

Joshua Sanderson

as Netizen