Freedom Downtime (2001)

Directed by

Eric Corley

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the legal case against computer hacker Kevin Mitnick. It covers his prosecution, the movement that formed to support him, and how the media portrayed him and other hackers.

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What happens

Freedom Downtime is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Emmanuel Goldstein and produced by 2600 Films. The film examines the prosecution and imprisonment of Kevin Mitnick, the Free Kevin movement, and public perceptions of hacker culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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