We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

"The truth has consequences."

2013 2h 7m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“The truth has consequences.”

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Cast

Julian Assange
Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
Chelsea Manning
Self - WikiLeaks Source (archive footage)
Heather Brooke
Self - Journalist
Alex Gibney
Narrator (voice)
Robert Manne
Self - Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne
John 'Fuzface' McMahon
Self - NASA Network Administrator
Michael Hayden
Self - Former NSA and CIA Director
J. William Leonard
Self - U.S. Government Classification Czar

Credits

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Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Gibney, shot by Maryse Alberti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Will Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Grieve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and Heather Brooke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The truth has consequences.".

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IMDB entry: tt1824254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alex Gibney directs. Maryse Alberti behind the camera. Will Bates scores. Andy Grieve cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Alex Gibney, shot by Maryse Alberti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Will Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Andy Grieve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and Heather Brooke carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The truth has consequences.".
7IMDB entry: tt1824254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 16 themes, including "national security agency (nsa)", "information leak", "government cover-up", "government agent".