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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Can an artist change China?

20127.11h 32m

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.

Directed by Alison Klayman
Written by Colin Jones
Produced by Alison Klayman, Adam Schlesinger
Box Office0Revenue: $181K

Top Cast

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Self - Artist

Chen Danqing

Chen Danqing

Self - Artist

L

Li Zhanyang

Self - Sculptor

Hung Huang

Hung Huang

Self - Magazine Publisher

E

Ethan Cohen

Self - Art Gallerist

P

Phil Tinari

Self - UCCA Museum Director

F

Feng Boyi

Self - Art Curator

E

Evan Osnos

Self - Journalist

L

Liu Yanping

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

H

Huang Kankan

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

Themes & Keywords

freedom of speechearthquakesocial activismdissidentcontemporary arttwittersocial mediaduringcreditsstingerwoman directorcommunist chinacrowdfunded filmpolitical persecution

About Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a documentary film released in 2012 exploring themes of freedom of speech, earthquake, social activism, dissident, contemporary art, twitter. Directed by Alison Klayman, it stars Ai Weiwei, Chen Danqing, Li Zhanyang. 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.

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