The Fifth Estate (2013)

I’m sure this movie has some bias but, regardless of its level of authenticity, it was a decent story. Renegade truth-teller with a tragic past creates a new method of information-sharing which promises a haven of anonymity for those providing the information… but is it really safe to blow the whistle? And is it responsible to say “we publish all truth, regardless of any danger that truth could pose?”

Going in, I really didn’t know a whole lot about Wikileaks. I was familiar with their biggest stories (e.g. the “Collateral Murder” video) but hadn't followed along with the material on Assange himself. It did drag on a bit and the repeated imagery of a huge office with rows of rows of desks representing the nonexistent “hundreds of volunteers” got pretty old.

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