Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.

  • Title: Ai Weiwei
  • Popularity: 6.345
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1957-08-28
  • Place of Birth: Beijing, China
  • Homepage: http://www.aiweiwei.com
  • Also Known As: Ài Wèiwèi, Weiwei Ai, Ai Wei-wei
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Ai Weiwei Movies

  • 2022
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    Ithaka

    Ithaka

    8.3 2022 HD

    The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this documentary portrait of an elderly man’s fight to save his son. ...

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  • 2012
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    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

    7 2012 HD

    An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and...

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  • 2009
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    Disturbing the Peace

    Disturbing the Peace

    6.2 2009 HD

    "Disturbing the Peace" is a documentary of an incident during Tan Zuoren's trial on August 12, 2009. Tan Zuoren was charged with inciting subversion...

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  • 2017
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    Ai Weiwei Drifting

    Ai Weiwei Drifting

    1 2017 HD

    Ai Weiwei is a global star and an enigma. DW followed him for a year for this intimate portrait. The film shows Ai Weiwei at home, at work, and on...

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  • 2022
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    Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

    Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

    1 2022 HD

    One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland...

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  • 2014
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    Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

    Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

    1 2014 HD

    Ai Weiwei’s Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 opens with Ai Weiwei’s mother at the Venice Biennial in the summer of 2013 examining Ai’s...

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  • 2023
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    Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy

    Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy

    9.5 2023 HD

    Examines and re-evaluates the 60-year history and cultural impact of A Clockwork Orange, as a novel, movie and stage play, with the help of archival...

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  • 2019
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    Vincent van Gogh Superstar

    Vincent van Gogh Superstar

    6.5 2019 HD

    Documentary about famous painter Vincent van Gogh.

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  • 2014
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    The Sand Storm

    The Sand Storm

    5 2014 HD

    In the not-quite end-times, a woman, a man, a lover and a water smuggler navigate a tumultuous future city on the brink of a water shortage. A...

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  • 2013
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    Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

    Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

    5 2013 HD

    After 81 days of solitary detention world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory...

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  • 2010
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    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    6.5 2010 HD

    Arts documentary, first broadcast before Ai Weiwei's arrest by the Chinese authorities in April 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained...

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  • 2024
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    Free to Create - Artists in Exile

    Free to Create - Artists in Exile

    7 2024 HD

    Artists forced to leave their country talk about the ambivalence of exile. With Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei,...

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  • 2014
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    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    7.1 2014 HD

    With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

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  • 2017
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    The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg

    The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg

    5.7 2017 HD

    Swiss collector Uli Sigg has played in the time of economic opening of China by Mao an essential role, which is still continuing. To better...

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  • 2011
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    Hormone

    Hormone

    7 2011 HD

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  • 2014
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    Ai Weiwei - Evidence

    Ai Weiwei - Evidence

    6 2014 HD

    Documentary about artist Ai Weiwei's 2014 exhibition in Berlin.

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  • 2012
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    KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao

    KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao

    1 2012 HD

    An uncomfortable encounter between the filmmaker and the famed artist.

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  • 2018
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    Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma

    Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma

    7.6 2018 HD

    A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature,...

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  • 2019
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    Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

    Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

    6.7 2019 HD

    From ancient cave paintings to Twitter feeds and deep fakes, propaganda's rapid progression hasn't compromised its potency. Tracing its effective use...

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  • 2019
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    The Rest

    The Rest

    5 2019 HD

    Europe's refugees are met at eye level in a film by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who defends the ideals of humanism in the midst of the crisis.

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  • 2018
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    Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires

    Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires

    1 2018 HD

    The documentary registers with detail this first visit to Argentina. It's a meditation on the artistic and conceptual processes that Ai Weiwei needs...

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  • 2019
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    Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

    Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

    8.8 2019 HD

    Ai Weiwei, famous for his large-scale installation work and his dogged social justice advocacy, created a career-defining work in 2015 with @Large,...

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  • 2009
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    Little Girl's Cheeks

    Little Girl's Cheeks

    1 2009 HD

    On December 15, 2008, a citizens' investigation began with the goal of seeking an explanation for the casualties of the Sichuan earthquake that...

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  • 2003
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    Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    1 2003 HD

    In 2003, the infectious disease SARS quickly spread across China, causing widespread panic. At the peak of the hysteria accompanying the mysterious...

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  • 2009
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    Little Girl's Cheeks

    Little Girl's Cheeks

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Disturbing the Peace

    Disturbing the Peace

    6.2 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Disturbing the Peace

    Disturbing the Peace

    6.2 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    Chang'an Boulevard

    Chang'an Boulevard

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Chang'an Boulevard

    Chang'an Boulevard

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Chang'an Boulevard

    Chang'an Boulevard

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Chang'an Boulevard

    Chang'an Boulevard

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2004
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    Beijing 2003

    Beijing 2003

    1.5 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Beijing 2003

    Beijing 2003

    1.5 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Beijing 2003

    Beijing 2003

    1.5 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Beijing 2003

    Beijing 2003

    1.5 2004 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Third Ring

    Beijing: The Third Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Third Ring

    Beijing: The Third Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Third Ring

    Beijing: The Third Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Third Ring

    Beijing: The Third Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Second Ring

    Beijing: The Second Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Second Ring

    Beijing: The Second Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Second Ring

    Beijing: The Second Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Beijing: The Second Ring

    Beijing: The Second Ring

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2007
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    Fairytale

    Fairytale

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Fairytale

    Fairytale

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Fairytale

    Fairytale

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2010
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    One Recluse

    One Recluse

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    One Recluse

    One Recluse

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    One Recluse

    One Recluse

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    One Recluse

    One Recluse

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2012
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    So Sorry

    So Sorry

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    So Sorry

    So Sorry

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Ordos 100

    Ordos 100

    5 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Ordos 100

    Ordos 100

    5 2012 HD

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  • 2009
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    Little Girl's Cheeks

    Little Girl's Cheeks

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2017
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    Human Flow

    Human Flow

    6.8 2017 HD

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  • 2022
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    Rohingya

    Rohingya

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Rohingya

    Rohingya

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2020
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    Coronation

    Coronation

    6.6 2020 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Rest

    The Rest

    5 2019 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Mala Desert

    The Mala Desert

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Mala Desert

    The Mala Desert

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2013
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    Ping'an Yueqing

    Ping'an Yueqing

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Crab House

    The Crab House

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Crab House

    The Crab House

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2010
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    Sanhua

    Sanhua

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    Sanhua

    Sanhua

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2013
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    Stay Home

    Stay Home

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Stay Home

    Stay Home

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    A Beautiful Life

    A Beautiful Life

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2022
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    Opera di Roma: Turandot

    Opera di Roma: Turandot

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2009
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    冯正虎回家

    冯正虎回家

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    4851

    4851

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2016
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    Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2014
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    Play of the Play

    Play of the Play

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2015
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    Straight

    Straight

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    You Know What I Mean

    You Know What I Mean

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    You Know What I Mean

    You Know What I Mean

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2015
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    Fukushima Art Project

    Fukushima Art Project

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2012
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    Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner

    Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2003
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    Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2013
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    Wenchuan Rebar

    Wenchuan Rebar

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Ping'an Yueqing

    Ping'an Yueqing

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2017
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    Human Flow

    Human Flow

    6.8 2017 HD

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  • 2010
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    Jingmei Wang

    Jingmei Wang

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Rest

    The Rest

    5 2019 HD

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  • 2014
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    Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

    Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

    Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2020
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    Vivos

    Vivos

    5.5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Vivos

    Vivos

    5.5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Vivos

    Vivos

    5.5 2020 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

    7 2012 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Human Flow

    Human Flow

    6.8 2017 HD

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    Ximei

    Ximei

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Coronation

    Coronation

    6.6 2020 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Cockroach

    Cockroach

    7 2020 HD

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  • 2011
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    Flower Good Moon Round

    Flower Good Moon Round

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2023
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    Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System

    Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System

    7 2023 HD

    After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as...

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  • 2015
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    Artsnight

    Artsnight

    1 2015 HD

    An art magazine show guest-edited by a different personality each week.

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  • 1996
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    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    6.361 1996 HD

    The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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  • 1948
    imgS1 E70

    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 2022
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    Aux arts et cætera

    Aux arts et cætera

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2018
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    Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

    Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

    7.5 2018 HD

    Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas among the...

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1992
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    Morgenmagazin

    Morgenmagazin

    6 1992 HD

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