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Risk
Documentary · 2017
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.
The sides of Risk
- Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks inner circle
- The Ecuadorian embassy in London
- A filmmaker starting to doubt her own subject
Risk is good for you if…
- you're drawn to leaks, surveillance and who gets to keep secrets.
- you want to see Assange up close, filmed over years.
- you like a portrait that leaves you unsure what to think of its subject.
Risk is bad for you if…
- you need momentum, not long observed scenes in closed rooms.
- you can't spend an hour and a half close to a man you may end up disliking.
About: secrecy · trust · surveillance
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