Arts documentary, first broadcast before Ai Weiwei's arrest by the Chinese authorities in April 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, Ai Weiwei is China's most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. Alan Yentob explores the story of Ai Weiwei's life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression while living under the restrictive shadows of authoritarian rule.

艺术纪录片，在艾未未于2011年4月被中国当局逮捕前首次播出，随后他在被拘留11周后获释。建筑师、摄影师、策展人和博客，艾未未是中国最著名和政治上最直言不讳的当代艺术家。艾伦-延托布探讨了艾未未的生活和艺术故事，并揭示了这位最勇敢、最坚定的艺术家如何在生活在专制统治的限制性阴影下继续为艺术表达自由而奋斗。