in film Never Sorry by Alison Klayman, 2011, now showing in Paris, at Beaubourg, across from Centre Georges Pompidou
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"There is no outdoor sport as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship..."
On April 3, 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested jailed for 81 days. He is filmed on the day of his release, June 22, 2011, returning to his home at night and being bombarded by reporters. He looks almost ashamed at having to refuse to talk to them. The refusal is part of the conditions of his release, as well as desisting from blogging and other forms of activism against Communist dictatorship.
However, months later, Ai Weiwei is back to blogging on the subject of China's politics...
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