Risk

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

Overview

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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General Information

Release Date: 2017-05-05
Budget: $0
Revenue: $197621
Runtime: 91 min

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