Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

April 23, 2012 (US)Documentary1 hour and 32 minutes
70%
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Can an artist change China?

Description

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.

Alison Klayman
Director
Colin Jones
Creative Producer

Actors

Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
Self - Artist
Chen Danqing
Chen Danqing
Self - Artist
Li Zhanyang
Li Zhanyang
Self - Sculptor
Hung Huang
Hung Huang
Self - Magazine Publisher
Ethan Cohen
Ethan Cohen
Self - Art Gallerist
Phil Tinari
Phil Tinari
Self - UCCA Museum Director
Feng Boyi
Feng Boyi
Self - Art Curator
Evan Osnos
Evan Osnos
Self - Journalist
Liu Yanping
Liu Yanping
Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Huang Kankan
Huang Kankan
Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Gu Changwei
Gu Changwei
Self - Filmmaker
Karen Smith
Karen Smith
Self - Writer
Ai Dan
Ai Dan
Self - Weiwei's Brother
Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Self - Musician
Lee Ambrozy
Lee Ambrozy
Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator
Lu Qing
Lu Qing
Self - Weiwei's Wife
Inserk Yang
Inserk Yang
Self - Art Assistant
Chris Dercon
Chris Dercon
Self - Haus der Kunst Director
Gao Ying
Gao Ying
Self - Weiwei's Mother
Zhao Zhao
Zhao Zhao
Self - Weiwei's Videographer
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

$181,107

Keywords
freedom of speechearthquakesocial activismdissidentcontemporary arttwittersocial mediaduringcreditsstingerwoman directorcommunist chinacrowdfunded filmpolitical persecution