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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

2013 · 127 min

A dense, sobering plunge into secrets and power, equal parts gripping and disquieting, leaving you unsettled about who to trust.

Tagline: 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.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, media, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
media
politics
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild