Risk

"How much of your own life are you willing to risk"

2017 1h 31m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 80

DocumentaryCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“How much of your own life are you willing to risk”

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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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laura Poitras
Languages: German, English, Spanish, Arabic
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, Spanish, Arabic.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laura Poitras, shot by Laura Poitras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Erin Casper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Julian Assange and Sarah Harrison and Jacob Appelbaum carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How much of your own life are you willing to risk".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4964772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laura Poitras directs. Laura Poitras behind the camera. Erin Casper cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in German, English, Spanish, Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, Spanish, Arabic.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
4Directed by Laura Poitras, shot by Laura Poitras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Erin Casper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Julian Assange and Sarah Harrison and Jacob Appelbaum carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "How much of your own life are you willing to risk".
8IMDB entry: tt4964772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "asylum", "national security agency (nsa)", "information leak", "investigative journalism".