#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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.

Directed by James MacDonald

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Cast

Christopher Goh

2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier

Junix Inocian

'B' / Airport Official

Andrew Koji

1st Policeman / 1st Soldier

Orion Lee

'Sportsman'

David Lee-Jones

'Professor'

Andrew Leung

Thin Young Man

Richard Rees

'Minder'

David K.S. Tse

'A'

Benedict Wong

Ai Weiwei

Josie Bloom

Netizen

Gregory Champkin

Netizen

Sam Churchill

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Alexandra Donnachie

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Roxy Dunn

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