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Risk is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Laura Poitras about the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and received generally favorable reviews.
May 12, 2017 · Documentary. The story of WikiLeak's editor-in-chief Julian Assange as seen by documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras. Director. Laura Poitras. Writers. Jonathan Oppenheim. Laura Poitras. Stars. Julian Assange. Sarah Harrison. Jacob Appelbaum. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. from $2.99. Add to Watchlist. Added by 10.6K users.
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Filmed over six years, Julian Assange is undeterred to undermine the organization he leads and fracture the movement he inspired. In a new world order where a keystroke can alter history, Risk is a portrait of power, betrayal, truth, and sacrifice.
May 5, 2017 · Risk. Godfrey Cheshire May 05, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In various ways, “Risk,” Laura Poitras ’ intimate look at Julian Assange and the world of Wikileaks, serves as a companion piece to “ Citizenfour ,” her masterful, Oscar-winning documentary about Edward Snowden.
Laura Poitras, Academy Award winning director of CITIZENFOUR, returns with her most personal and intimate film to date. Filmed over six years, RISK is a complex and volatile character study that collides with a high stakes election year and it’s controversial aftermath.
May 5, 2017 · 1 h 26 m. Summary Laura Poitras, Academy Award winning director of Citizenfour, returns with her most personal and intimate film to date. Filmed over six years, Risk is a complex and volatile character study that collides with a high stakes election year and its controversial aftermath.
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.
