Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (2013)

Original title

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Directed by

Andreas Johnsen

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, Denmark

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

0

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Chinese artist Ai Weiwei as he fights a tax case brought by the Chinese government and deals with the aftermath of an 81 day detention. It shows how the case affected his art, politics, and personal life.

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What happens

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case is a 2013 documentary film about Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, directed by Danish filmmaker Andreas Johnsen. The film won Best 2014 Documentary in Danish Film Critics Association's 67th Bodil Awards, played in the official selection of 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto and International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The documentary explores Ai Weiwei's battle against the fake tax case thrust on him by the Chinese government in effort of political suppression and the consequences that the 81-day detention had on his art, politics and personal life. It was pitched at the 2012 MeetMarket as part of the Sheffield Doc/Fest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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