You Know What I Mean

A sober, slow-burning documentary that immerses you in the grim mechanics of injustice, leaving a heavy and lingering sense of outrage.

Directed by

Ai Weiwei

Genres

Documentary

Overview

The Bazhou police wrongfully arrested seven people without any evidence around September 16, 2001, for their involvement in the murders of two families. The police have long been suspected of abusing their authority, using “Third Degree” techniques and fabricating false evidence, among other illegal acts. In the years since their arrests, the wrongfully convicted have been put on death sentence, death sentence with reprieve, and life imprisonment.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and demanding.

About

Justice, corruption, power, betrayal

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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