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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

2012 · 92 min

A gripping, intimate portrait of an artist under pressure, blending creative energy with the chill of political repression.

Tagline
Can an artist change China?
Overview
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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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • art
  • freedom
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alison Klayman
Starring
Ai Weiwei, Chen Danqing, Li Zhanyang, Hung Huang, Ethan Cohen, Phil Tinari, Feng Boyi, Evan Osnos
Music
Ilan Isakov
Cinematography
Alison Klayman
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Mandarin, English

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