Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
After 81 days of solitary detention world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are monitoring his studio and home, police agents follow his every move, and heavy restrictions from the Kafkaesque Chinese authorities weigh him down. Picking up where Alison Klayman's Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry left off, 'Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case' is more explicitly political, reflecting Ai's battle against the gigantic lawsuit thrust upon him by the Chinese government in an effort to silence him. Ai Weiwei is shaken, but during his year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of Chinese authorities in his fight for human rights and free expression. The film also features the creation of S.A.C.R.E.D., a new work depicting Ai's time in prison, which premiered during the Venice Biennale. - Actors:
- Weiwei Ai, Andreas Johnsen, Lao Ai, Jerome A. Cohen, Wang Fen, Pan Haixia, Yunchang He, Zhanyang Li, Larry Warsh, Jeremy Wingfield, Gao Ying
- Directors:
- Andreas Johnsen
- Writers:
- Andreas Johnsen
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- China