Risk

Risk (2017)

30/06/2017 (GB)
Documentary, Crime
1h 31m

How much of your own life are you willing to risk

Overview

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.

  • Laura PoitrasDirector
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $197,621

Keywords

  • asylum
  • national security agency (nsa)
  • information leak
  • investigative journalism
  • semi-biographical
  • fake news
  • surveillance state
  • observational documentary
  • julian assange
  • immersive
  • mass surveillance
  • crime documentary
  • wikileaks and surveillance
  • fbi surveillance

Top Billed Cast

Julian Assange

Julian Assange

Self

Sarah Harrison

Self

Jacob Appelbaum

Self

Joseph Farrell

Self

Renata Avila

Self - Lawyer

Jennifer Robinson

Jennifer Robinson

Self - Lawyer

Erinn Clark

Self - Tor Project developer

Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Self (voice)

Ana Alban

Self - Ecuadorian ambassador

Christine Assange

Self - Julian's mother

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