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Documentary Reveals $6 Billion Campaign Against Julian Assange

6/1/2025

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Julian Assange's Wikileaks has gone silent for over five years, sparking worries about transparency. Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki's documentary, *The Six Billion Dollar Man*, unveils the staggering $6 billion U.S. campaign to silence him. Premiering at Cannes, the film sheds light on Assange's tumultuous legal struggles and his return to Australia after pleading guilty.

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Julian Assange's Wikileaks has gone silent for over five years, sparking worries about transparency. Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki's documentary, *The Six Billion Dollar Man*, unveils the staggering $6 billion U.S. campaign to silence him. Premiering at Cannes, the film sheds light on Assange's tumultuous legal struggles and his return to Australia after pleading guilty.