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A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
Julian Assange
- Self - Founder, WikiLeaks
- (archive footage)
John 'FuzzFace' McMahon
- Self - NASA Network Administrator
- (as John 'Fuzface' McMahon)
Alex Gibney
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
Robert Manne
- Self - Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne
- (as Prof. Robert Manne)
Michael Hayden
- Self - Former NSA and CIA Director
- (as Gen. Michael Hayden)
Chelsea Manning
- Self - WikiLeaks Source
- (archive footage)
- (as Bradley Manning)
Jihrleah Showman
- Self - Bradley Manning's Supervisor
- (as Spc. Jihrleah Showman)
P.J. Crowley
- Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
- (as Philip J. Crowley)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWilhelm Scream: At 1:10:18 in a clip of an explosion.
- Quotes
Julian Assange: You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: After Earth (2013)
- SoundtracksBlossom and Blood
Written by Jim Moginie (as James Moginie), Martin Rotsey, Peter Gifford and Rob Hirst (as Robert Hirst)
Performed by Midnight Oil
Featured review
Both Assange and the US Government look bad
Both the US government and Julian Assange come under lots of criticism in this movie. One of the major arcs of the movie is Assange's descent into what he claims to hate: a power-mad autocrat obsessed with secrecy. Meanwhile, the US government comes across poorly for their treatment of Bradley Manning, along with them casting Assange as a villain but ignoring the mainstream media that worked with Assange.
The doc probably could have used a little bit more of a pro-Assange viewpoint. To be fair, they did ask to interview Assange, but (according to the doc) he asked for $1 million.
While the movie doesn't have interviews with Assange or Manning, they do have interviews with former Wikileaks employees, people who knew Bradley Manning, and others. The film focuses on more than just Assange, as it also looks at the impact of the cables released by Wikileaks, along with the US government's policies before and after Wikileaks.
It should be noted that Wikileaks disputes the accuracy of the film, while the director disputes the account of Wikileaks. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Steal_Secrets#Response_from_Wikileaks
Looking at the other reviews, this review will probably be voted as "unhelpful" by Assange supporters, but oh well. Watch the movie and make up your mind for yourself.
The doc probably could have used a little bit more of a pro-Assange viewpoint. To be fair, they did ask to interview Assange, but (according to the doc) he asked for $1 million.
While the movie doesn't have interviews with Assange or Manning, they do have interviews with former Wikileaks employees, people who knew Bradley Manning, and others. The film focuses on more than just Assange, as it also looks at the impact of the cables released by Wikileaks, along with the US government's policies before and after Wikileaks.
It should be noted that Wikileaks disputes the accuracy of the film, while the director disputes the account of Wikileaks. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Steal_Secrets#Response_from_Wikileaks
Looking at the other reviews, this review will probably be voted as "unhelpful" by Assange supporters, but oh well. Watch the movie and make up your mind for yourself.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $166,243
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,689
- May 26, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $457,517
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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