---
title: 'Risk (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Laura Poitras'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/risk-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4964772/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Risk (2016)

2016 · 87 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Risk is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Laura Poitras about the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and received generally favorable reviews.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Laura Poitras](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-poitras)
- **Screenplay:** [Laura Poitras](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-poitras)
- **Producer:** [Laura Poitras](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-poitras), [Kirsten Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-johnson), [Sam Esmail](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-esmail)
- **Director of Photography:** [Laura Poitras](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-poitras), [Kirsten Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-johnson)
- **Editor:** [Laura Poitras](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-poitras)

## Cast

- [Julian Assange](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-assange)

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