"We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" is about the rise and fall of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Through interviews of various associates and correspondents we find out what kind of person Assange is, his aims, his goals, his beliefs, and how they seem to have changed over time.
Also of note were Bradley Manning, the Army soldier who leaked thousands of documents and files regarding the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Adrian Lamo, a hacker who turned in Bradley Manning.
The world of hackers is a world I will only know through movies and T. V. They all seem strange to me, and this documentary only confirmed that. It's a good documentary though. I only had a trifle of knowledge about WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. This documentary does a good job of shedding light upon the entirety of the matter of exposing state secrets and the ethical dilemma it causes. This is not among Alex Gibney's best work, but if I were to watch anyone's documentary on the subject, it would be his.
Also of note were Bradley Manning, the Army soldier who leaked thousands of documents and files regarding the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Adrian Lamo, a hacker who turned in Bradley Manning.
The world of hackers is a world I will only know through movies and T. V. They all seem strange to me, and this documentary only confirmed that. It's a good documentary though. I only had a trifle of knowledge about WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. This documentary does a good job of shedding light upon the entirety of the matter of exposing state secrets and the ethical dilemma it causes. This is not among Alex Gibney's best work, but if I were to watch anyone's documentary on the subject, it would be his.