Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
“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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Ai Weiwei
Self - Artist
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Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
Chen Danqing
Self - Artist
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Local Perspective
Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
Li Zhanyang
Self - Sculptor
Hung Huang
Self - Magazine Publisher
Known for
Gone with the Bullets
Ethan Cohen
Self - Art Gallerist
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Roseanne
Phil Tinari
Self - UCCA Museum Director
Feng Boyi
Self - Art Curator
Evan Osnos
Self - Journalist
Also in
China in Three Words
Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
Liu Yanping
Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Huang Kankan
Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Gu Changwei
Self - Filmmaker
Also in
King of the Children
Crazy English
Karen Smith
Self - Writer
Alison Klayman Director · Ilan Isakov Composer Jennifer Fineran Editor
Worldwide gross $181K · United States release July 27, 2012 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$181,107
Production
Expressions United Media
Production
MUSE Film and Television
Production
Never Sorry
Production
IFC Films
Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2012
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 27, 2012
Limited theatrical
United States
April 23, 2012 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Austria
June 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
April 26, 2012 · Premiere · Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Denmark
August 30, 2012 · Theatrical
France
December 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
February 12, 2012 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
July 13, 2012 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
Japan
November 30, 2013 · Digital
Spain
February 1, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
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