Ithaka
a father. a family. a fight for justice.
The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this documentary portrait of an elderly man’s fight to save his son. Arguably the world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a figure pretty much everybody has an opinion about; perhaps more importantly, he serves as the emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes. For his family members who face the prospect of losing him forever to the abyss of the US justice system, however, this David-and-Goliath struggle is personal – and, with his health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors pulling out all the stops to extradite him, the clock is ticking.
Cast
John Shipton
self
Julian Assange
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Theresa May
Self (archive footage)
Daniel Ellsberg
Self (archive footage)
Boris Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Edward Snowden
Self (archive footage)
Joe Rogan
Self (archive footage)
Ai Weiwei
Self
Sophie Raworth
Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
Bernie Sanders
Self (archive footage)
Vivienne Westwood
Self
Videos
Storyline
The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this documentary portrait of an elderly man’s fight to save his son. Arguably the world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a figure pretty much everybody has an opinion about; perhaps more importantly, he serves as the emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes. For his family members who face the prospect of losing him forever to the abyss of the US justice system, however, this David-and-Goliath struggle is personal – and, with his health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors pulling out all the stops to extradite him, the clock is ticking.
Recommended
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026
Gunda
2021
Western Stars
2019
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
WHAM!
2023
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
The Class of ‘92
2013
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Black Box Diaries
2024
Gimme Shelter
1970
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
2012
Tabloid
2011
Powaqqatsi
1988
The Yes Men Fix the World
2009
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
Long Shot
2017
More Like This
Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson
2025
You Are Not Alone: Fighting the Wolf Pack
2024
Psywar
2010
Ein Traum von Revolution
2024
Dia de Visita
Black Box Diaries
2024
Julian Assange: Silenced
2025
Motel
1989
Robert Badinter, la vie avant tout
2021
A Dangerous Boy
2024
Good Copy Bad Copy
2007
F@ck This Job
2022
Obaida
2019
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
2019
Panodrama
2019
Solidarnosc, la première brèche
2020
Portraits of Freedom
They Chose Algeria
2007
La bataille de Saint-Léonard
2024
The Killing of a Journalist
2022