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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Christopher Goh2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
Junix Inocian'B' / Airport Official
Andrew Koji1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
Orion Lee'Sportsman'
David Lee-Jones'Professor'
Andrew LeungThin Young Man
Richard Rees'Minder'
David K.S. Tse'A'
Benedict WongAi Weiwei
Josie BloomNetizen
Gregory ChampkinNetizen
Sam ChurchillNetizen
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