Review of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) by Jaime M — 07 Jan 2013

Decent. Informative. But not as transcendent as the man, and his story, itself. Watch to learn. But not be as moved as you should.

This review of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) was written by Jaime M on 07 Jan 2013.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry has generally received very positive reviews.

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