

Risk
How much of your own life are you willing to risk
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.
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)
Ana Alban
Self - Ecuadorian ambassador
Christine Assange
Self - Julian's mother
Louis Bladel
Self - FBI counterintelligence

Amal Clooney
Self
Roger Dingledine
Self - Tor Project

Daniel Ellsberg
Self
Tamer Gadalla
Self - TE Data Managing Director
Videos
Storyline
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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