Film

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

2012 · 1h 32m · Documentary

Can an artist change China?

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

98%

Metacritic

81

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.

Ai Weiwei

Self - Artist

Chen Danqing

Self - Artist

Li Zhanyang

Self - Sculptor

Hung Huang

Self - Magazine Publisher

Ethan Cohen

Self - Art Gallerist

Phil Tinari

Self - UCCA Museum Director

Feng Boyi

Self - Art Curator

Evan Osnos

Self - Journalist

Liu Yanping

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

Huang Kankan

Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

Gu Changwei

Self - Filmmaker

Karen Smith

Self - Writer

Ai Dan

Self - Weiwei's Brother

Zuoxiao Zuzhou

Self - Musician

Lee Ambrozy

Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator

Lu Qing

Self - Weiwei's Wife

• Alison KlaymanDirector · Director of Photography · Producer
• Adam SchlesingerProducer
• Julie GoldmanExecutive Producer
• Karl KatzExecutive Producer
• Andy CohenExecutive Producer
• Ilan IsakovOriginal Music Composer
• Jennifer FineranEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

June 14, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Revenue

$181,107

Genres

Documentary

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