Acompanhando o artista Ai Weiwei por mais de um ano, logo após sua detenção em isolamento por três meses, o filme examina os métodos heterodoxos pelos quais o mais notório e midiático dissidente chinês lida com as restrições impostas pelo governo – como a vigilância permanente e um milionário processo por suposta evasão fiscal. Assim, encontra-o diante de novos desafios, como o fato de ter-se tornado pai – situação que aumenta sua preocupação pessoal com a própria sobrevivência, ainda que não possa imaginar-se abrindo mão da livre expressão de sua própria voz.
Self - Lao's Mother
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.
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In June 2008, Yang Jia carried a knife, a hammer, a gas mask, pepper spray, gloves and Molotov cocktails to the Zhabei Public Security Branch Bureau and killed six police officers, injuring another police officer and a guard. He was arrested on the scene, and was subsequently charged with intentional homicide. In the following six months, while Yang Jia was detained and trials were held, his mother mysteriously disappeared. "One Recluse" is a documentary that traces the reasons and motivations behind the tragedy and investigates a trial process filled with shady cover-ups and questionable decisions. The film provides a glimpse into the realities of a government-controlled judicial system and its impact on the citizens’ lives.
