True Stories: Wikileaks – Secrets and Lies

Documentarian Patrick Forbes makes an obvious effort to maintain balance and objectivity in “WikiLeaks: Secrets and Lies,” his lucid and comprehensive account of what was arguably the most significant leak of war-related classified material since Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers. Pic is not a critical expose of U.S. foreign policy, however, but rather a meticulously detailed examination of the short-lived and often contentious relationship between Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing organization, and the editors of three mainstream news outlets that printed material obtained by Assange’s outfit.