United States / Jan 22, 2012 / Sundance Film Festival
Can an artist change China?
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Inserk Yang | Self - Art Assistant |
| Chris Dercon | Self - Haus der Kunst Director |
| Gao Ying | Self - Weiwei's Mother |
| Zhao Zhao | Self - Weiwei's Videographer |
| Zhang Hongtu | Self - Artist |
| Hsieh Tehching | Self - Performance Artist |
| RongRong | Self - Photographer |
| Yunchang He | Self - Performance Artist |
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| Ai Lao | Self - Weiwei's Son |
| Wang Feng | Self - Lao's Mother |
| Sheena Wagstaff | Self - Tate Modern Chief Curator |
| Tan Zuoren | Self - Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage) |
| Christiane Amanpour | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| Oliver North | Self - US Military Officer (archive footage) |
| Yang Zhichao | Self - Performance Artist (archive footage) |
| Liu Xiaobo | Self - Writer (archive footage) |
| Hillary Clinton | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Expressions United Media, MUSE Film and Television, Never Sorry |
| Official site | aiweiweineversorry.com |
| Release date | 14 giugno 2012 |
| Executive producer | Andy Cohen, Julie Goldman, Karl Katz |
| Production | Adam Schlesinger, Alison Klayman, Katie Grube, Matt Ma |
| Writer | Colin Jones |
| Editing | Jennifer Fineran, Alison Klayman, Jane Tolmachyov |
| Cinematography | Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, Ted Alcorn |
| Assistant directors | Alison Klayman |
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| Camera operators | Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, Ted Alcorn |
| Additional photography | Colin Jones, Alison Klayman, Ted Alcorn |
| Music | Ilan Isakov, Alison Klayman, Matt Gundy |
| Sound | Ilan Isakov, Alison Klayman, Matt Gundy |
| Revenue | 181.107 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Feb 12, 2012 / Berlin International Film Festival
Canada / Apr 26, 2012 / Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Italy / Jul 13, 2012 / Biografilm Festival
Limited release
United States / Jul 27, 2012 / R
Theatrical release
Germany / Jun 14, 2012 / 6
Austria / Jun 15, 2012
Ireland / Aug 10, 2012 / 15
United Kingdom / Aug 10, 2012 / 15
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Denmark / Aug 30, 2012
France / Dec 05, 2012 / U
Spain / Feb 01, 2013
Digital
Japan / Nov 30, 2013 / G
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