Name: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-06-14
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Ai Weiwei, Chen Danqing, Li Zhanyang, Hung Huang, Ethan Cohen

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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry plot summary

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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Release date: June 14, 2012
Runtime: 1h 32m
Genres: Documentary
Directed by: Alison Klayman
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 7.1 / 10 · 87 votes

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Cast

Ai WeiweiSelf - Artist
Chen DanqingSelf - Artist
Li ZhanyangSelf - Sculptor
Hung HuangSelf - Magazine Publisher
Ethan CohenSelf - Art Gallerist
Phil TinariSelf - UCCA Museum Director
Feng BoyiSelf - Art Curator
Evan OsnosSelf - Journalist
Liu YanpingSelf - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Huang KankanSelf - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

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In the United States, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is available to stream on Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now. It's also free on Kanopy and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.