Risk
2017
1h 31min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
May 2017
Runtime
1h 31min
Director
Revenue
$197,621
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Praxis Films, Field of Vision, First Look Media, Topic Studios
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
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Amal Clooney
Self
Anderson Cooper
Self (archive sound)
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
Chelsea Manning
Self (archive footage)
Helmut Martin-Jung
Self - Journalist
Mathia Nalappan
Self - Nokia North Africa General Manager
Fidel Narvaez
Self - Ecuadorian consul
Barack Obama
Self (archive sound)
Adam Schiff
Self (archive footage)
Jeff Sessions
Self (archive sound)
Vaughan Smith
Self
Edward Snowden
Self
Katerina Suvorova
Self
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Johannes Wahlström
Self
Slavoj Žižek
Self
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