DOK.fest München is celebrating its 40th birthday. For the anniversary edition from May 7 to 25, 2025, the festival is presenting new film series and top-class competitions. In cooperation with DOK.fest, the Lenbachhaus is showing the film "Ai Weiwei's Turandot" (Maxim Derevianko, Italy, USA 2025, 78 min.).
"I like to do what I'm not good at." Ai Weiwei's artistic vision meets Puccini's Turandot. The opera questions norms and addresses social conflicts. In its new production, it becomes a focal point for current tensions and a reflection on Ai Weiwei's own biography. "I like trouble. So I think opera is truly a trouble."