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.
Risk
“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.
Director
Laura Poitras
Revenue
197.6K
Status
Released
Production
Field of Vision, First Look Media, Topic Studios, Praxis Films Berlin
Cast
Julian Assange
Self
Sarah Harrison
Self
Jacob Appelbaum
Self
Joseph Farrell
Self
Renata Avila
Self - Lawyer
Jennifer Robinson
Self - Lawyer
Erinn Clark
Self - Tor Project developer
Laura Poitras
Self (voice)
Ana Alban
Self - Ecuadorian ambassador
Christine Assange
Self - Julian's mother
Louis Bladel
Self - FBI counterintelligence
Amal Clooney
Self
Roger Dingledine
Self - Tor Project
Daniel Ellsberg
Self
Tamer Gadalla
Self - TE Data Managing Director
Lady Gaga
Self
Amy Goodman
Self
Kristinn Hrafnsson
Self
Helena Kennedy
Self - Lawyer
Gavin MacFadyen
Self
Helmut Martin-Jung
Self - Journalist
Mathia Nalappan
Self - Nokia North Africa General Manager
Fidel Narvaez
Self - Ecuadorian consul
Vaughan Smith
Self
Edward Snowden
Self
Katerina Suvorova
Self
Johannes Wahlström
Self
Slavoj Žižek
Self
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