Ithaka
a father. a family. a fight for justice.
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 importantly, he serves as the emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes. For his family members who face the prospect of losing him forever to the abyss of the US justice system, however, this David-and-Goliath struggle is personal – and, with his health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors pulling out all the stops to extradite him, the clock is ticking.
Directed by Ben Lawrence · Written by Ben Lawrence
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
- John Shipton self
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Julian Assange Self (archive footage) -
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) -
Theresa May Self (archive footage) -
Daniel Ellsberg Self (archive footage) -
Boris Johnson Self (archive footage) -
Edward Snowden Self (archive footage) -
Joe Rogan Self (archive footage) -
Ai Weiwei Self -
Sophie Raworth Self (archive footage) -
Joe Biden Self (archive footage) -
Bernie Sanders Self (archive footage)
Trailers & Videos
Make it a double feature
3h 42m together
Ithaka
Hearts and Bones
Both from Ben Lawrence.
