Risk

Name: Risk
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2017-05-05
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Julian Assange, Sarah Harrison, Jacob Appelbaum, Joseph Farrell, Renata Avila

2017·Movie·NR·91 min·★ 6.6(76)

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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.

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About Risk

Risk is a 2017 English-language documentary and crime film directed by Laura Poitras. The cast is led by Julian Assange, Sarah Harrison, Jacob Appelbaum. It has a runtime of 1h 31m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

Risk was produced by Field of Vision, First Look Media, and Topic Studios and made in Germany and United States of America. It was released on May 5, 2017, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Laura Poitras
Release date: May 5, 2017
OTT release: May 12, 2017
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Germany, United States of America
Box office: $0 million
Production: Field of Vision, First Look Media, Topic Studios

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Risk cast & crew

Risk was directed by Laura Poitras.

The cast features Julian Assange as Self, Sarah Harrison as Self, Jacob Appelbaum as Self, Joseph Farrell as Self, Renata Avila as Self - Lawyer, and Jennifer Robinson as Self - Lawyer.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Katy Scoggin and it was produced by Yoni Golijov and Brenda Coughlin.

Is Risk worth watching?

Risk holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 76 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.

At 1h 31m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy documentary and crime, Risk is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Risk

In United States, you can stream Risk on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on May 12, 2017.

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