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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.
Germany Germany United States of America
Julian Assange Sarah Harrison Jacob Appelbaum Joseph Farrell Renata Avila Jennifer Robinson Erinn Clark Laura Poitras Ana Alban Christine Assange Louis Bladel Hillary Clinton Amal Clooney Anderson Cooper Roger Dingledine Daniel Ellsberg Tamer Gadalla Lady Gaga Amy Goodman Kristinn Hrafnsson Helena Kennedy Gavin MacFadyen Chelsea Manning Helmut Martin-Jung Mathia Nalappan Fidel Narvaez Barack Obama Adam Schiff Jeff Sessions Vaughan Smith Edward Snowden Katerina Suvorova Donald Trump Johannes Wahlström Slavoj Žižek
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