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A fascinating portrait of a modern artist and activist trying to make a difference within China's repressive political system.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Can an artist change China?
2012 · 1h 32m · R
Documentary
Directed by
Alison Klayman
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Overview
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
Director and cast
- Alison Klayman Director
- Ai Weiwei as Self - Artist
- Chen Danqing as Self - Artist
- Li Zhanyang as Self - Sculptor
- Hung Huang as Self - Magazine Publisher
- Ethan Cohen as Self - Art Gallerist
- Phil Tinari as Self - UCCA Museum Director
- Feng Boyi as Self - Art Curator
- Evan Osnos as Self - Journalist
- Liu Yanping as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
- Huang Kankan as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film's recurring theme is of an artist on a perpetual hunt for transparency, in his country and abroad.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
A movie that somehow mixes apprehension for Ai with a feeling of warmth and, certainly, fun.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
Affable and unpretentious, Ai comes across as a cagey operator whose candor is very appealing.
Mary Abbe, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
It's likely to change the way you think about art and politics and the state of China today.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
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