# #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (2013)

English · Released 2013-04-11

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei is a 2013 English film. Andrew Koji and Benedict Wong appear in it.

Cast: Andrew Koji as 1st Policeman / 1st Soldier, Benedict Wong as Ai Weiwei

## Storyline
On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel “could damage state security”, he was escorted to a van by officials after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion.

## Common questions

### When was #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei released?
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei was released on 11 April 2013.

### Who stars in #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei?
Andrew Koji and Benedict Wong star in #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei.

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