#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei 2013 Directed by James MacDonald

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.

Country USA

Language English

Release Date 11 April 2013

125 mins

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