We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

"The truth has consequences."

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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Released: May 24, 2013

Runtime: 2h 7m

Rating: ⭐ 6.5 / 10

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Overview

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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Julian Assange

Julian Assange

Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)

Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning

Self - WikiLeaks Source (archive footage)

Heather Brooke

Heather Brooke

Self - Journalist

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

Robert Manne

Robert Manne

Self - Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne

John 'Fuzface' McMahon

John 'Fuzface' McMahon

Self - NASA Network Administrator

Michael Hayden

Michael Hayden

Self - Former NSA and CIA Director

J. William Leonard

J. William Leonard

Self - U.S. Government Classification Czar

Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Self - Former WikiLeaks Spokesperson

Smári McCarthy

Smári McCarthy

Self - Icelandic Digital Freedom Society