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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

The truth has consequences.

2013 · 2h 7m · R Documentary
Directed by Alex Gibney

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Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms have exploded into public consciousness by fundamentally changing the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy, and the right to information, perhaps for generations to come. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is an extensive examination of all things related to WikiLeaks and the larger global debate over access to information.

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92%
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Fresh

This thorough, engrossing film shows how idealistic Aussie hacker Julian Assange took on the might of the US, exposing their military and diplomatic misconduct, then allowed his own murky personal life to tarnish his credibility.

Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh

Sometimes it takes a feature-length documentary to stitch together a story we think we already know.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh

A psychological suspense film with an open ending that's more haunting than the tricky climaxes of most post-Hitchcock thrillers.

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
Fresh

A real-life cyber-thriller with real-life consequences, Alex Gibney's We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is a riveting and revelatory documentary ...

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh

Gibney builds a remarkable level of suspense, given how exhaustively WikiLeaks has been covered in the media.

Kristin Tillotson, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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