A moving and intimate portrayal of one father\u2019s fight to save his son, Ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free Julian Assange.
\nThe world\u2019s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has become an emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes.<\/p>\n
Now with Julian facing a 175-year sentence if extradited to the US, his family members are confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system. This David-and-Goliath struggle is personal \u2013 and, with Julian\u2019s health declining in a British maximum-security prison, the clock is ticking.<\/p>\n
Now it\u2019s up to Julian\u2019s father, John Shipton, and fianc\u00e9 Stella Moris, to join forces to advocate for Julian on this international odyssey. As they rally a world-wide network of supporters and politicians, they cautiously step into the media\u2019s glare \u2013 and are forced to confront the events that made Julian a global flashpoint.<\/p>\n