Can an artist change China?
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.
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2012
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Cast
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
Gu Changwei
As Self - Filmmaker
Karen Smith
As Self - Writer
Ai Dan
As Self - Weiwei's Brother
Zuoxiao Zuzhou
As Self - Musician
Lee Ambrozy
As Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator
Lu Qing
As Self - Weiwei's Wife
Inserk Yang
As Self - Art Assistant
Chris Dercon
As Self - Haus der Kunst Director
Gao Ying
As Self - Weiwei's Mother
Zhao Zhao
As Self - Weiwei's Videographer
Zhang Hongtu
As Self - Artist
Hsieh Tehching
As Self - Performance Artist
RongRong
As Self - Photographer
Yunchang He
As Self - Performance Artist
Ai Lao
As Self - Weiwei's Son
Wang Feng
As Self - Lao's Mother
Sheena Wagstaff
As Self - Tate Modern Chief Curator
Tan Zuoren
As Self - Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage)
Christiane Amanpour
As Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Oliver North
As Self - US Military Officer (archive footage)
Yang Zhichao
As Self - Performance Artist (archive footage)
Liu Xiaobo
As Self - Writer (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
As Self - Politician (archive footage)
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