Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic72/100
79 audience votes
Key crew
- Laura PoitrasDirector
Cast
- Julian AssangeSelf
- Sarah HarrisonSelf
- Jacob AppelbaumSelf
- Joseph FarrellSelf
- Renata AvilaSelf - Lawyer
- Jennifer RobinsonSelf - Lawyer
- Erinn ClarkSelf - Tor Project developer
- Laura PoitrasSelf (voice)
- Ana AlbanSelf - Ecuadorian ambassador
- Christine AssangeSelf - Julian's mother
- Louis BladelSelf - FBI counterintelligence
- Amal ClooneySelf
Stills
Themes
asylumnational security agency (nsa)information leakinvestigative journalismsemi-biographicalfake newssurveillance stateobservational documentaryjulian assangeimmersivemass surveillancecrime documentary