Director: Andreas Johnsen

Writer: Andreas Johnsen

Keywords: Documentary, Biography

Documentary examines dissident Ai Weiwei's struggles with a lawsuit by the Chinese government designed to silence him.

ABSTRACT
Standing as one entry in a series of explosive political documentaries designed to draw attention to human rights violations in the People's Republic of China, Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case examines the ordeal of Ai Weiwei, an artist and political dissident whose 81-day long house arrest at the hands of Chinese authorities compounded by a lawsuit intended to silence him brought his plight to international prominence.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ai Weiwei	Artist	18-May-1957		Chinese contemporary artist

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