#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
2013, English. 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.
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- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- James MacDonaldDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 11 April 2013
- Written by
- Howard Brenton
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 April 2013. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei, try Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Knight and Day, Lying and Stealing.
Who directed #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei?
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013) was directed by James MacDonald and stars Christopher Goh, Junix Inocian, Andrew Koji.