The Great Hack (2019)

  • NR
  • 01/26/2019 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 54m

They took your data. Then they took control.

Overview

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

Karim Amer

Director, Writer

Jehane Noujaim

Director

Erin Barnett

Writer

Pedro Kos

Writer

Cast

Brittany Kaiser's headshot

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica
David Carroll's headshot

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design
Paul-Olivier Dehaye's headshot

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO
Ravi Naik's headshot

Ravi Naik

Self - Data Rights Solicitor
Julian Wheatland's headshot

Julian Wheatland

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL
Carole Cadwalladr's headshot

Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian
Christopher Wiley's headshot

Christopher Wiley

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower
Paul Hilder's headshot

Paul Hilder

Self - Writer/Political Technologist

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