We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)

  • R
  • 05/24/2013 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 2h 7m

The truth has consequences.

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.

Alex Gibney

Director, Writer

Cast

Julian Assange's headshot

Julian Assange

Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
Chelsea Manning's headshot

Chelsea Manning

Self - WikiLeaks Source (archive footage)
Heather Brooke's headshot

Heather Brooke

Self - Journalist
Alex Gibney's headshot

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)
Robert Manne's headshot

Robert Manne

Self - Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne
John 'Fuzface' McMahon's headshot

John 'Fuzface' McMahon

Self - NASA Network Administrator
Michael Hayden's headshot

Michael Hayden

Self - Former NSA and CIA Director
J. William Leonard's headshot

J. William Leonard

Self - U.S. Government Classification Czar

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