Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

06/14/2012 (US) • 1h 32m

Documentary

Can an artist change China?

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ai Weiwei

Self - Artist

Chen Danqing

Self - Artist

Li Zhanyang

Self - Sculptor

Hung Huang

Self - Magazine Publisher

Ethan Cohen

Self - Art Gallerist

Phil Tinari

Self - UCCA Museum Director

Feng Boyi

Self - Art Curator

Evan Osnos

Self - Journalist

Liu Yanping

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$181,107.00

Keywords

freedom of speech

earthquake

social activism

dissident

contemporary art

twitter

social media

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woman director

communist china

crowdfunded film

political persecution

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