Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - video review

Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard, Peter Bradshaw, Elliot Smith, Phil Maynard, Mary Douglas-Home and Henry Barnes

Thursday, 09 Aug 2012

In an extract from this week's Guardian Film Show, Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard and Peter Bradshaw review Alison Klayman's documentary on the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei. Klayman spent time with the activist as he was being tracked by the Chinese authorities for calling into question their handling of the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is out in the UK tomorrow

Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard, Peter Bradshaw, Elliot Smith, Phil Maynard, Mary Douglas-Home and Henry Barnes

Thursday, 09 Aug 2012

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