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Risk

2016

Laura Poitras

Documentary, Self: Julian Assange, Sarah Harrison, Jacob Appelbaum

6.2

139

Documentary The Academy Award-winning director of 'Citizenfour' turns her camera on WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. 'Risk' continues Laura Poitras' examination of controversial figures who both risk and betray. With unparalleled access over five years, Poitras offers an intimate portrait of the cypherpunk underground in an era of ever-increasing surveillance and secrecy.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'Risk' ironically feels like a bit of a rush job (...) [It] offers considerable insights into Assange, but seems to omit as much as it reveals."	NEU
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"An insightful portrait (...) Warning against the immense threat posed to civil liberties by unchecked electronic surveillance in the name of security."	POS
United Kingdom	Catherine Shoard The Guardian	"Poitras’s ability to broadcast private sentiment in a film deemed fit for public consumption pays highest dividends (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kenji Fujishima Slant	"Laura Poitras doesn't indulge in score-settling cheap shots, but seriously grapples with her contradictory subject (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"The film unquestionably is a substantial and at times thrilling work of non-fiction storytelling from a master of the form."	POS
United Kingdom	Lee Marshall Screendaily	"Sometimes all a documentary needs to do is to get us in the room with somebody we’re curious about. Laura Poitras did this, and a lot more, in 'Citizenfour' (...) She pulls off the same trick in 'Risk'"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"It’s astonishing that while this stuff is unfolding live around her, Poitras is able to find the camera angles she does. She shoots Assange and co as if they’re the stars of a conspiracy thriller (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"There are enough such highlights to compensate for the lack of cogency (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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