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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 Aug 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) Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Nov 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 Aug 23, 2018
4/5
Comprehensive, eloquent and provocative. Go to Full Review
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Avindu G @RT86379654 Jan 10, 2026 These are the people born to first world that got marginalized enough to stand up and serve all three worlds. This biopic of Julian Assange would inspire any mind that believe in people's power. Through clever techniques and sharp sound effects the carefully curated bits and pieces of dialogues and footages brings life yet again to the legend of WikiLeaks. Every party gets a say in this documentary but this storm of revelations changed the way we saw things forever and that's a legacy worth preserving. See more Munkhjargal A @RT28084692 Jul 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 Bahad j @RT27093708 Jul 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 @RT26109709 Jul 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 Mar 14, 2022 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 Stephen J @RT55324942 Jul 13, 2020 A non-stop scary and disturbing and crazy expose that is so great it should have been nominated for the Oscar. A wild documentary that is one of the best ones of the 2010s and of 2013 along with Blackfish. I believe i've only seen 2 documentaries from 2013 those two but anyway We Steal Secrets is just great. See more Read all reviews
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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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