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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

“Can an artist change China?”

20121h 32mDocumentary

Released

June 14, 2012

7.1

TMDB Score

71% match · 88 votes

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About the Movie

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry poster

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

DirectorAlison Klayman

Released: June 14, 2012
Runtime: 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Box office: $181.1K
Studios: Expressions United Media, MUSE Film and Television, Never Sorry

Top Billed Cast

Ai Weiwei

Self - Artist

Chen Danqing

Self - Artist

LZ

Li Zhanyang

Self - Sculptor

Hung Huang

Self - Magazine Publisher

EC

Ethan Cohen

Self - Art Gallerist

PT

Phil Tinari

Self - UCCA Museum Director

FB

Feng Boyi

Self - Art Curator

EO

Evan Osnos

Self - Journalist

LY

Liu Yanping

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

HK

Huang Kankan

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

Gu Changwei

Self - Filmmaker

KS

Karen Smith

Self - Writer

AD

Ai Dan

Self - Weiwei's Brother

ZZ

Zuoxiao Zuzhou

Self - Musician

LA

Lee Ambrozy

Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator

LQ

Lu Qing

Self - Weiwei's Wife

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