THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN Eugene Jarecki From Friday, December 19th Film info: 129 mins, USA, 2025, Digital. Notes by David O’Mahony Eugene Jarecki’s gripping documentary traces the fifteen-year legal and political battle between WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, and various U.S. administrations, culminating in his 2024 plea deal and ultimate return to his native Australia. With privileged access to WikiLeaks archives, unseen CCTV footage from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where Assange sought asylum for nearly seven years, and interviews with key figures like Edward Snowden, Pamela Anderson, and Assange's wife Stella, the film presents an in-depth, often sympathetic, portrait of a controversial figure. Winner of the L’Oeil d’or for best documentary at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Jarecki’s comprehensive and highly topical film investigates the global debate on press freedom, government secrecy, and the personal cost of exposing classified information.