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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

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Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the case of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, and how their actions have changed the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy and the right to information.
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As fascinating as it is provocative, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks presents another documentary triumph for director Alex Gibney, as well as a troubling look at one of the more meaningful issues of our time.

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Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine 08/28/2019
[A] most compelling documentaries focused directly on the issues of intellectual property rights and definitions of privacy and secrecy in the digital age. Go to Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 07/18/2013
4/5
Words on the screen, their power to free you, and also entrap you - if this isn't the internet's deadly blessing, what is? Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 07/14/2013
3/5
Having recently released documentaries on clerical abuse, Mario Cuomo, Park Avenue, Lance Armstrong and, now, WikiLeaks, Gibney seems in danger of becoming an actualité machine. Go to Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/19/2020
Alex Gibney moves into an elite class of filmmakers with this timely tale of tormented whistleblowers. Go to Full Review Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner 11/21/2018
We Steal Secrets is a surprisingly even-handed look at a controversy with more than its share of fanatics on both sides. Go to Full Review Joseph Walsh CineVue 08/23/2018
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Munkhjargal A 07/28/2024 This film is about social relations, and it is about the crimes that are created in the context of a caring society. The director, who did a great job, could feel it. See more erdene c 07/28/2024 It was really good movie, i really liked it See more Bahad j 07/27/2024 It was a really good movie. Very instructive. I really liked it. I will watch it again later.Also, I really like the small details of the movie. See more Бавуу Э 07/27/2024 Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the case of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, and how their actions have changed the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy and the right to information. See more Patrick F 05/13/2024 I didn't know much about Assange or Wikileaks or Private Manning. I remember little things from the news, but this was a solid documentary on the subject. A good history of Wikileaks, and a thoughtful film that poses interesting questions. See more Patrick F 02/03/2023 I didn't know much about Assange or Wikileaks or Private Manning. I remember little things from the news, but this was a solid documentary on the subject. A good history of Wikileaks, and a thoughtful film that poses interesting questions. See more Read all reviews
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Alex Gibney

Director

Julian Assange

Self

Chelsea Manning

Self

Robert Manne

Self

Michael Hayden

Self

Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Self

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Synopsis Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the case of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, and how their actions have changed the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy and the right to information.
Director
Alex Gibney
Producer
Alex Gibney, Marc Shmuger, Alexis Bloom
Screenwriter
Alex Gibney
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Global Produce
Rating
R (Sexual Material|Language|Some Disturbing Violent Images)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 24, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$158.9K
Runtime
2h 10m
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