Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry backdrop

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry 2012 Directed by Alison Klayman

Can an artist change China?

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Mandarin
Revenue $181,107
Release Date 14 June 2012
92 mins
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
Huang Kankan Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Gu Changwei Self - Filmmaker
Karen Smith Self - Writer
Ai Dan Self - Weiwei's Brother
Zuoxiao Zuzhou Self - Musician
Lee Ambrozy Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator
Lu Qing Self - Weiwei's Wife
Inserk Yang Self - Art Assistant
Chris Dercon Self - Haus der Kunst Director
Gao Ying Self - Weiwei's Mother
Zhao Zhao Self - Weiwei's Videographer
Zhang Hongtu Self - Artist
Hsieh Tehching Self - Performance Artist
RongRong Self - Photographer
Yunchang He Self - Performance Artist
Ai Lao Self - Weiwei's Son
Wang Feng Self - Lao's Mother
Sheena Wagstaff Self - Tate Modern Chief Curator
Tan Zuoren Self - Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage)
Christiane Amanpour Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Oliver North Self - US Military Officer (archive footage)
Yang Zhichao Self - Performance Artist (archive footage)
Liu Xiaobo Self - Writer (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton Self - Politician (archive footage)