We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
“The truth has consequences.”
2013•R•2h 7m•6.5•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Director
Alex Gibney
Writer
Alex Gibney
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Global Produce
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
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Self - Former WikiLeaks Spokesperson
Smári McCarthy
Self - Icelandic Digital Freedom Society
Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Self - Icelandic Parliamentarian
Adrian Lamo
Self - Hacker
Timothy Douglas Webster
Self - Former Army Counterintelligence Agent
Jason Edwards
Self - Friend of Bradley Manning
Jihrleah Showman
Self - Bradley Manning's Supervisor
Production
Company
Global Produce
Company
Jigsaw Productions
Producer
Marc Shmuger
Producer
Alexis Bloom
Producer
Alex Gibney
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