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Owned

2002 · 70 min

A lively, slightly geeky tour through hacker lore, mixing wry amusement with a sober look at digital mischief and its consequences.

Overview
OWNED presents the 50 year history of the law-spurning tech tradition of hacking. This vibrant movement gained momentum in the 1960s with Captain Crunch and phone phreaking and now includes annual DefCon hacker conventions in Las Vegas (an amusing highlight of these is the fun game "Spot the Fed"). Kevin Mittnick, dubbed by the New York Times "FBI's Most Wanted Cybercriminal" speaks for the first time about the crimes that lead to his conviction. Misanthropic hacker Fuqrag casually wreaks havoc on government websites from a claustrophobic trailer in an anonymous trailer park.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • crime
  • rebellion
  • media
  • freedom
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jennifer Read
Written by
Jennifer Read
Starring
Kevin Mitnick, Kevin Poulsen, John Draper, Jeff Moss, Bruce Schneier, Emmanuel Goldstein, Jello Biafra
Cinematography
Thomas Bingham
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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