We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)

Directed by

Alex Gibney

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 166 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the rise of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. It traces the group's efforts to publish classified documents and the legal and personal fallout that followed.

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What happens

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is a 2013 American independent documentary film about the organization established by Julian Assange, and people involved in the collection and distribution of secret information and media by whistleblowers. Directed by Alex Gibney, it covers a period of several decades, and includes background material. Gibney received his fifth nomination for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America Awards for this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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