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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary After 81 days of solitary detention, world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are monitoring his studio and home, police agents follow his every move, and heavy restrictions from the Kafkaesque Chinese authorities weigh him down. Journalists, the art wo...

Directed By: Andreas Johnsen

Written By: Andreas Johnsen

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 26 m

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary After 81 days of solitary detention, world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are monitoring his studio and home, police agents follow his every move, and heavy restrictions from the Kafkaesque Chinese authorities weigh him down. Journalists, the art wo...

Directed By: Andreas Johnsen

Written By: Andreas Johnsen

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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80
Jun 5, 2014
Fake Case assumes a certain familiarity with Ai and his work — explored more thoroughly in Alison Klayman's "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry." But as a follow-up and a companion piece to that 2012 documentary, Johnsen's new work is remarkably intimate and astute.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
80
May 15, 2014
China’s government can’t handle dissident artist Ai Weiwei. He turns every move to suppress him into brilliant conceptual art.
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80
Nov 25, 2013
With the aid of Johnsen’s doc to overcome the obstacles China has put in his path, Ai’s voice carries louder than ever before.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
75
May 16, 2014
Watching him regain his confidence, sense of self and the rebellious spirit that defined him gives "The Fake Case" an unexpected and exciting feeling of momentum and, eventually, tension.
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75
Nov 25, 2013
While Johnsen competently follows Ai over the course of more than a year of contemplation and anger, "The Fake Case" doesn't introduce anything new to the equation, and mainly succeeds by virtue of its subject's inherent appeal.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
70
May 13, 2014
With such a compelling central figure it would be tough for the doc to not stimulate, but stimulation aside, its rather shapeless narrative can feel desultory.
By Zachary Wigon FULL REVIEW
50
May 26, 2014
Will serve mainly to reassure his countless admirers that Ai has recovered his defiance and ingenuity: a heartening message, but one that may be lost on those still unacquainted with his true case against the Chinese state.
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Production Company British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Danish Documentary Production, Rosforth
Release Date May 16, 2014
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://danishdocumentary.com/films/ai-weiwei-the-fake-case/
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Awards

Bodil Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Biografilm Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 1 Nomination

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