Human Flow (2017)
Overview
More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.4 |
Directed By
Ai Weiwei
Crew
Andy Cohen
Heino Deckert
Chin-Chin Yap
Ai Weiwei
Diane Weyermann
Jeff Skoll
Roshdi Sarraj
Yaser Murtaja
Nils Pagh Andersen
Ai Weiwei
Tim Finch
Boris Cheshirkov
Chin-Chin Yap
Wenhai Huang
Johannes Waltermann
Dongxu Li
Ai Weiwei
Christopher Doyle
Koukoulis Konstantinos
Renaat Lambeets
Ma Yan
Murat Bay
Zanbo Zhang
Lv Hengzhong
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