Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

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.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ai Weiwei

Self - Artist

Chen Danqing

Self - Artist

L

Li Zhanyang

Self - Sculptor

Hung Huang

Self - Magazine Publisher

E

Ethan Cohen

Self - Art Gallerist

P

Phil Tinari

Self - UCCA Museum Director

F

Feng Boyi

Self - Art Curator

E

Evan Osnos

Self - Journalist

L

Liu Yanping

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

H

Huang Kankan

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

Gu Changwei

Self - Filmmaker

K

Karen Smith

Self - Writer

A

Ai Dan

Self - Weiwei's Brother

Z

Zuoxiao Zuzhou

Self - Musician

L

Lee Ambrozy

Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator

L

Lu Qing

Self - Weiwei's Wife

I

Inserk Yang

Self - Art Assistant

C

Chris Dercon

Self - Haus der Kunst Director

G

Gao Ying

Self - Weiwei's Mother

Z

Zhao Zhao

Self - Weiwei's Videographer

Z

Zhang Hongtu

Self - Artist

H

Hsieh Tehching

Self - Performance Artist

R

RongRong

Self - Photographer

Yunchang He

Self - Performance Artist

A

Ai Lao

Self - Weiwei's Son

W

Wang Feng

Self - Lao's Mother

S

Sheena Wagstaff

Self - Tate Modern Chief Curator

T

Tan Zuoren

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage)

Christiane Amanpour

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Oliver North

Self - US Military Officer (archive footage)

Y

Yang Zhichao

Self - Performance Artist (archive footage)

Liu Xiaobo

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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