asylum,national security agency (nsa),information leak,investigative journalism,semi-biographical,fake news,surveillance state,observational documentary,julian assange,immersive,mass surveillance,crime documentary,wikileaks and surveillance,fbi surveillance

Risk (2017)

Poster for 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 & Crew

Director
Laura Poitras
  • Profile picture of Julian Assange
    Self Julian Assange
  • Profile picture of Jennifer Robinson
    Self - Lawyer Jennifer Robinson
  • Profile picture of Laura Poitras
    Self (voice) Laura Poitras
  • Profile picture of Hillary Clinton
    Self (archive footage) Hillary Clinton
  • Profile picture of Amal Clooney
    Self Amal Clooney
  • Profile picture of Anderson Cooper
    Self (archive sound) Anderson Cooper
  • Profile picture of Daniel Ellsberg
    Self Daniel Ellsberg
  • Profile picture of Lady Gaga
    Self Lady Gaga

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Keywords

  • asylum
  • national security agency (nsa)
  • information leak
  • investigative journalism
  • semi-biographical
  • fake news
  • surveillance state
  • observational documentary
  • julian assange
  • immersive
  • mass surveillance
  • crime documentary
  • wikileaks and surveillance
  • fbi surveillance