#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013)
Overview
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 Goh
2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
Junix Inocian
'B' / Airport Official
Andrew Koji
1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
Orion Lee
'Sportsman'
Andrew Leung
Thin Young Man
Richard Rees
'Minder'
Benedict Wong
Ai Weiwei
Alexandra Donnachie
Netizen
Amy McCallum
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