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.

Ai Weiwei
as Self - Artist

Chen Danqing
as Self - Artist

Li Zhanyang
as Self - Sculptor

Hung Huang
as Self - Magazine Publisher

Ethan Cohen
as Self - Art Gallerist

Phil Tinari
as Self - UCCA Museum Director

Feng Boyi
as Self - Art Curator

Evan Osnos
as Self - Journalist

Liu Yanping
as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

Huang Kankan
as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer