#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
en
PG-13
5
April 2013
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.
Runtime:
2 hours 5 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
James MacDonald
