Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)
Overview
In 1989, known as Mendax, Julian Assange and two friends formed a group called the International Subversives. Using early home computers and defining themselves as white hat hackers - those who look but don’t steal – they broke into some of the world’s most powerful and secretive organisations. In the eyes of the US Government, they were a major threat to national security.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.574 |
Directed By
Robert Connolly
Crew
Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly
François Tétaz
Andrew Commis
Andy Canny
Suelette Dreyfus
TOP CAST
Callan McAuliffe
Prime Suspect
Anthony LaPaglia
Ken Roberts
Alex Williams
Julian Assange
Laura Wheelwright
Electra
Rachel Griffiths
Christine Assange
Nick Mitchell
Matthew Stewart
Jeffery Richards
Security Guard
Jordan Raskopoulos
Trax
Benedict Samuel
Jonah
Doug Bowles
Fred
Daniel Frederiksen
Wayne
Ben Keller
Young Julian Assange
Simon Maiden
Journalist
Ian Bliss
Vince
Paul Dawber
Citibank Spokesperson
Maria Angelico
Maureen
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