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Risk

Risk

How much of your own life are you willing to risk

2017•1h 31m•6.6/10
DocumentaryCrime

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6.6/10(75)

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.

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Production

Field of Vision, First Look Media, Topic Studios, Praxis Films Berlin

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Julian Assange

Julian Assange

Self

Sarah Harrison

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

Louis Bladel

Self - FBI counterintelligence

Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney

Self

Roger Dingledine

Self - Tor Project

Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Self

Tamer Gadalla

Self - TE Data Managing Director

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Self

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman

Self

Kristinn Hrafnsson

Kristinn Hrafnsson

Self

Helena Kennedy

Self - Lawyer

Gavin MacFadyen

Gavin MacFadyen

Self

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