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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Cleaners
"Who is controlling what we see… and what we think?"
2018 1h 25m DE
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SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 60
Documentary
Synopsis
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A deep dive into the hidden industry of digital cleaning, which rids the Internet of unwanted violence, porn and political content.
“Who is controlling what we see… and what we think?”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Moritz Riesewick
- Writers
- Hans Block, Georg Tschurtschenthaler, Moritz Riesewick
- Languages
- German, English, Tagalog
- Countries
- Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands
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ERA
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Released 8 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Tagalog.
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WORLD
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International production across 4 countries: Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Philipp Gromov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Who is controlling what we see… and what we think?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7689936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Moritz Riesewick directs. Philipp Gromov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands. Dialogue in German, English, Tagalog.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 8 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Tagalog.
- 4International production across 4 countries: Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Editor Philipp Gromov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Who is controlling what we see… and what we think?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt7689936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 14 themes, including "internet porn", "social media", "censorship", "surveillance specialist".
The technical file
- Editing
- Philipp Gromov
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Moritz Riesewick
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Beetz Brothers Film Production
DE
Grifa Filmes
BR
NDR
DE
VPRO
NL
I Wonder Pictures
IT
RBB
DE
WDR
DE
Key crew
- EditorPhilipp Gromov
- EditorHansjörg Weißbrich
- EditorMarkus Schmidt
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- internet porn
- social media
- censorship
- surveillance specialist
- internet surveillance
- censored profanity
- weird internet
- mass surveillance
- testimony
- internet horror
- digitally censored
- censored
- social media consequences
- anonymous testimonies
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-01-19· Sundance Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- ¿Quién controla la red?: los limpiadoresES
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