劳拉·珀特阿斯因导演《第四公民》被大众所知。这部影片将关注到另一个在互联网掀起巨浪的人——朱利安·阿桑奇。在一个小小的建筑中被围困了五年, 即使他面临法律上威胁,阻止他所领导的组织和运动, 朱利安•阿桑奇也没有被吓倒。通过拍摄这部影片,导演劳拉发现自己困在了阿桑奇的动机、矛盾和内心之间。
Filmed over six years, Risk (2016) is a character study that collides with a high stakes election year and its controversial aftermath. Cornered in a tiny building for half a decade, Julian Assange is undeterred even as the legal jeopardy he faces threatens to undermine the organization he leads and fracture the movement he inspired. Capturing this story, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle.展开
看的是重剪的新版,加了poitras的个人视角以及这一年以来的政治乱局+调查。阿桑奇一个有意思的人物,看完导演如此近距离的跟拍依然不觉得完全了解他这个人。也许看这种character driven的片子只要能了解人物的复杂性就够了。也是理解truthfulness的一个新视角 [Lincoln Center-Art of the Real]