Documentary by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) detailing the creation of Julian Assange’s controversial...
Documentary by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) detailing the creation of Julian Assange’s controversial whistleblowing website and its facilitation of the largest security breach in U.S. history.
Hailed by some as a free-speech hero and others as a traitor and terrorist, the enigmatic Assange's rise and fall are paralleled with those of Bradley Manning - the incarcerated U.S. soldier who downloaded hundreds of thousands of documents from classified military and diplomatic servers, revealing the behind-the-scenes workings of the government’s international diplomacy and military strategy.
Assange has dismissed the film, according to producer Jemima Khan "before seeing it". Assange tweeted "We Steal Secrets: an unethical and biased title in the context of pending criminal trials. It is the prosecution's claim and it is false."
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"After a long run of Bush-critical pics, it's heartening to see Gibney shift his target to the current administration, demonstrating an ongoing willingness to take on the Man, whoever that may be."
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Variety
Variety"You'll leave knowing slightly more about the who, what and why of WikiLeaks; you'll also wish the whole shebang didn't fell like such a tone-deaf data dump overall."
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Time Out
Time Out"Reminds us that despite the potential of WikiLeaks, its project of truth and consequences remains treacherous and complicated in practice."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Truth is an endangered species in this war, but Gibney's thoughtful movie suggests Manning might be its greatest casualty."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"An absorbing examination."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"A sprawling, ambitious, major work -- a gripping exploration of power, personality, technology and the crushing weight that can come to bear on those who find themselves in its combined path."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Alex Gibney's docu-portrait of WikiLeaks is both a juicy chronicle of recent history and a provocative reflection on the role of secrecy in an instant-access world."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Those looking for a summary of the WikiLeaks phenomenon-from the big leaks to the major shifts in public perception about Assange and his cause-won't find a more cleanly delineated version."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubWe Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks | Details
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- Rating
- M, War footage and coarse language
- Runtime
- 130
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
