The Perfect Weapon (2020)

Directed by

John Maggio

Genre

documentary, crime

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explains how countries have started using computers and the internet to attack each other, steal secrets, and influence elections. It shows the history and current state of this new kind of warfare through interviews and real examples.

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What happens

The Perfect Weapon is a 2020 documentary film directed by John Maggio produced by Ark Media and HBO Documentary Films. Based on the book of the same name by David E. Sanger, the film details the rise of cyberwarfare and cyber spying on an international scale. The film premiered on October 16, 2020 on HBO, including streaming on HBO Max. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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