Ithaka (2022)
a father. a family. a fight for justice.
2022 · 1h 51m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this documentary portrait of an elderly man’s fight to save his son. Arguably the world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a figure pretty much everybody has an opinion about; perhaps more…
Director: Ben Lawrence
Writers: Ben Lawrence
Music by: Brian Eno
Cinematography: Niels Ladefoged
Editor: Karen Johnson
Cast
John Shipton as selfJulian Assange as Self (archive footage)Donald Trump as Self (archive footage)Theresa May as Self (archive footage)Daniel Ellsberg as Self (archive footage)Boris Johnson as Self (archive footage)Edward Snowden as Self (archive footage)Joe Rogan as Self (archive footage)Ai Weiwei as SelfSophie Raworth as Self (archive footage)Joe Biden as Self (archive footage)Bernie Sanders as Self (archive footage)More like this
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