The Six Billion Dollar Man

The Six Billion Dollar Man (2025)

Julian Assange and the price of truth.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange battled extradition to the U.S., where he could've faced a lengthy sentence for publishing classified documents. His case, centered on press freedom, took unexpected twists as it unfolded.

Date of release
2025-12-19
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Eugene Jarecki

Casting

Interesting facts

The Six Billion Dollar Man is a 2025 documentary film directed by Eugene Jarecki, tracing the saga of lightning-rod WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose recent release from prison has reignited a global debate around press freedom. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it won the prestigious L'Œil d'or Grand Prize for documentary and the first-ever Golden Globe Award given to a documentary filmmaker.

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