#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
2h 5m

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.
Cast

Christopher Goh
2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier

Junix Inocian
'B' / Airport Official

Andrew Koji
1st Policeman / 1st Soldier

Orion Lee
'Sportsman'
David Lee-Jones
'Professor'

Andrew Leung
Thin Young Man

Richard Rees
'Minder'
David K.S. Tse
'A'

Benedict Wong
Ai Weiwei
Josie Bloom
Netizen
Gregory Champkin
Netizen
Sam Churchill
Netizen
Alexandra Donnachie
Netizen
Roxy Dunn
Netizen
Demi Jo Franks
Netizen
Ceri-Rose Larcombe
Netizen

Amy McCallum
Netizen
Craig Miller
Netizen
Laura Riseborough
Netizen
Joshua Sanderson
Netizen
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