The Six Billion Dollar Man

The Six Billion Dollar Man is a 2025 documentary film directed by Eugene Jarecki, tracing the saga of Australian editor, publisher, and activist Julian Assange, whose recent release from prison has reignited global debate around press freedom. The film had its world premiere at the Special Screenings section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2025 where it won the L'Œil d'or Jury Prize and the first-ever Golden Globe Prize for Documentary.^[1][2]

The Six Billion Dollar Man
Directed by	Eugene Jarecki
Produced by	Kathleen Fournier
Starring	Julian Assange Pamela Anderson Edward Snowden
Cinematography	David McDowall Jack Harrison Derek Hallquist Juan Passarelli Joe Fletcher
Edited by	David Fairhead Martin Reimers Zora Schiffer
Music by	Akin Sevgör Niklas Paschburg Robert Miller Luis Flores Harold Charon Cisneros
Production company	Charlotte Street Films
Release date	May 21, 2025 (2025-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time	126 minutes
Countries	United States Germany France
Language	English

Premise

The documentary deals with Assange's battle against extradition to the United States. Framed as a high-tech international thriller, the film incorporates privileged access to WikiLeaks, CCTV and other archival footage and never-before-seen evidence to explore the increasingly precarious position of journalists in a world where the defence of truth is under threat.^[3]

Cast

• Julian Assange
• Stella Assange
• Pamela Anderson
• Edward Snowden
• Naomi Klein
• Daniel Ellsberg
• Chris Hedges
• Jeremy Scahill
• President Rafael Correa
• Bjartmar Alexandersson

Release

Assange in the crowd at the 2025 premiere at Cannes

It had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2025, in the Special Screenings section.^[4][5] It was previously set to world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. However, it was pulled from the lineup due to "significant and unexpected developments".^[6][7]