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Risk: Producer Q&AFilmmaker Laura Poitras spent six years filming controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and with unprecedented access captured this explosive and nuanced story of principles, power and human contradiction.
“Another fascinating piece of cinema-as-history that reminds us that Laura Poitras remains one of our most original, courageous and valuable filmmakers.” – RogerEbert.com
“Timing being everything in life, Risk could hardly be more of the moment.” – Wall Street Journal
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.
Cornered in a tiny building for half a decade, Julian Assange is undeterred even as the legal jeopardy he faces threatens to undermine the organisation he leads and fracture the movement he inspired. Capturing this story with unprecedented access, Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle. In a new world order where a single keystroke can alter history, Risk is a portrait of power, betrayal, truth, and sacrifice.