So Sorry

As a sequel to Ai Weiweis film Disturbing the Peace the film So Sorry named after the artists 2009 exhibition in Munich Germany shows the beginnings of the tension between Ai Weiwei and the Chinese Government In So Sorry you see the investigation led by Ai Weiwei studio to identify the students who died during the Sichuan earthquake as a result of corruption and poor building constructions leading to the confrontation between Ai Weiwei and the Chengdu police After being beaten by the police Ai Weiwei traveled to Munich Germany to prepare his exhibition at the museum Haus der Kunst The result of his beating led to intense headaches caused by a brain hemorrhage and was treated by emergency surgery These events mark the beginning of Ai Weiweis struggle and surveillance at the hands of the state police