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Oct 29, 2014 journalists, the art world and his family all want a piece of him and on top of that he is met with a gigantic lawsuit from the chinese government, soon to be named the fake case. The fake case is a documentary that reflects on international artist ai weiweis fight against the chinese government and the lawsuit meant to silence him. The fake case is more explicitly political, reflecting ais battle against the gigantic lawsuit thrust upon him by the chinese government in an effort to silence him. Season 28 episode 14 1m s the authorities order ai weiweis accountant and manager to leave beijing and threaten his team of lawyers. Both are about the urgent need to make art under constrained circumstances, and the creative lengths to which creative people will go to make their voices heard, no. The fake case, a stunning and stirring documentary by andreas johnsen, dissects the persecution and shows how the governments attempts to silence ai weiwei have turned him into chinas most powerful artist and an irrepressible voice for free speech and human rights around the globe. The fake case pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie. The fake case is a fascinating behindthescenes film, and given al weiweis continued profile should be one that attracts festival and distributor interest. Artist, activist and filmmaker ai weiwei has gained international acclaim for his work, and been the subject of films including ai weiwei. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the chinese governments stance on democracy and human rights. On april 3, 2011, chinas most internationally famous artist was kidnapped by his own government.
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Ai weiwei is shaken, but during the year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the chinese authorities in his. Ai weiwei the fake case is a 20 documentary film about chinese artist and. Ai weiwei and his son, ai lao, in the documentary ai weiwei. Journalists, the art world and his family all want a piece of him and on top of that he is met with a gigantic lawsuit from the chinese government, soon to be named the fake case. Held in solitude for eightyone days against his will, worldfamous artist ai weiwei returns home under. This time around, hes going behind the camera to explore a crisis thats currently gripping the globe. Journalists, the art world and his family all want a piece of him and on top of. At one point, he catches the men sent to spy on him, steals their ashtray and repurposes it as a work of art perhaps the clearest sign that ai has. The fake case, a stunning and stirring documentary by andreas johnsen, dissects the persecution and shows how the governments attempts to silence ai weiwei have turned him into chinas. A documentary reflects on artist ai weiwei s battle against the lawsuit thrust upon him by the chinese government in an effort to silence him. Nov 25, 20 danish director andreas johnsens ai weiwei. Ai weiwei is one of the most prolific and influential artists of our time.
Chinas attempts to mute ais voice have routinely backfired, empowering the artist while exposing the weaknesses of the worlds biggest nation at the height of its prosperity. After 81 days of solitary detention world famous chinese artist ai weiwei is put under house arrest. Ai weiwei the fake case ai weiwei, the worlds most famous chinese artist, has always chosen the struggle for human rights over a life of privilege. The documentary human flow will take audiences around the world, as it details the. The fake case 2014 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The fake case, which follows the dissident chinese artist during the difficult days he endured after his release from jail. The fake case chronicles weiweis yearlong battle against the chinese government and a. The film is the follow up to the 2012 documentary ai weiwei.
This led to his 2011 arrest and subsequent solitary confinement, which lasted three months. Both films center around the beijingnative chinese contemporary artist and political activist ai weiwei and his relationship with the chinese government. Ai weiwei, andreas johnsen, jonathon sharp, lao ai, movie blog. The fake case begins three months later, on the night. Ai grew up in the far northwest of china, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his fathers exile. Never sorry left off, serving as not just an update, but an even more galvanizing call for reform, destined to be heard on festival and arthouse screens worldwide. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he was arrested at the beijing airport in april 2011 to his.
Cohen, wang fen, pan haixia, he yunchang official content from international film circuit. May 16, 2014 the piece premiered at the 20 venice biennale. In part because of these challenges to the states authority and moral legitimacy, ai was made the target of continual harassment, and became a cause celebre in the western art world, most memorably in the release ai weiwei display on the exterior of londons tate modern during spring 2011. Both are about the urgent need to make art under constrained circumstances, and the creative lengths to which creative people will go to make their voices heard, no matter the. May 22, 2014 ai weiwei and his son, ai lao, in the documentary ai weiwei. As with the recently watched gang tapes and korengal, ai weiwei. The fake case, which premiered this week at the international documentary festival.
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