Ithaka (2022)
Ithaka (2022)
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.

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John Shipton John Shipton As: self
Julian Assange Julian Assange As: Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump Donald Trump As: Self (archive footage)
Theresa May Theresa May As: Self (archive footage)
Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg As: Self (archive footage)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: a father. a family. a fight for justice.
Certification: 12A

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 21 April 2022

Country: AU

Runtime: 111m

Company Credits

Company: Shipton House, Screen Australia, VicScreen, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cast

John Shipton

John Shipton

self

Julian Assange

Julian Assange

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Theresa May

Theresa May

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Self (archive footage)

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden

Self (archive footage)

Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan

Self (archive footage)

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Self

Sophie Raworth

Sophie Raworth

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

Self (archive footage)

Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood

Self

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Gabriel Shipton

Gabriel Shipton

Producer

Adrian Devant

Adrian Devant

Producer

Roger Savage

Roger Savage

Executive Producer

Lidia Ciszewska

Lidia Ciszewska

Production Manager

Edited By

Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson

Editor

Phoenix Chisholm

Phoenix Chisholm

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Music

Andrew Kotatko

Andrew Kotatko

Music Supervisor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Niels Ladefoged

Niels Ladefoged

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Dan Read

Dan Read

Thanks

John Pilger

John Pilger

Thanks

Stephen Oliver

Stephen Oliver

Commissioning Editor

Octavia Mansfield Schweitzer

Octavia Mansfield Schweitzer

Post Production Supervisor

Paula Jensen

Paula Jensen

Thanks

Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris

Thanks

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