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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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