'' 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 . On April 9 , 2017 , Showtime released a trailer for the film , executive produced by Sam Esmail and set to be released in the " summer "
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Risk (2016 film)