Ithaka (2021)
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 106 minuten
Alternative title: Ithaka - A Fight to Free Julian Assange
Country:
Australia / United Kingdom
Directed by: Ben Lawrence
Starst: and John Shipton
IMDb score:
7,3 (239)
Releasedate: 21 April 2022
Ithaka plot
"a father. a family. a fight for justice."
Ithaka – A Fight to Free Julian Assange is a portrait of the father and fiancée (now wife) of the founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, as they fight for his release and rehabilitation. Director Ben Lawrence follows John Shipton and Stella Moris as they try to prevent Britain, where Assange is imprisoned, from extraditing him to the US. A personal struggle or one that symbolizes the freedom of journalism?
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mrklm
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Julian Assange spent 7 years in Ecuador's embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden (and then the US). In 2019 he was arrested and a lengthy legal procedure began to determine whether there was a legal basis to comply with the US extradition request. The immediate cause is the publication of documents and videos that put the American government in a bad light. This documentary focuses on the attempt by Assange's lawyer and wife Stella Morris and his father John Shipton to gather as much political and social support as possible for Assange's release. An emphatic and convincing plea for Assange, freedom of the press and freedom of expression and a fascinating portrait of the enigmatic Shipton (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, it turns out). What is missing is insight into the formal basis for the charges against Assange, which gives you as a viewer the space to take a balanced position.
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