The Six Billion Dollar Man (2025)

Directed by

Eugene Jarecki

Genre

documentary

Country

Germany, France, United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the story of Julian Assange and the controversy around his release from prison. It examines the debates about press freedom that his case has sparked.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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