The Fifth Estate

2h 8m|R|Drama, Thriller|2013
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and a colleague, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, join forces to become watchdogs over actions of the privileged and powerful. Despite scant resources, they are able to create a platform for whistle-blowers to leak covert data anonymously, thereby exposing government secrets and corporate crimes. However, a major battle erupts when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest cache of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history.

Director:

Bill Condon

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Dan Stevens, Alicia Vikander, Carice van Houten, Anthony Mackie, Stanley Tucci, Laura Linney, Peter Capaldi, David Thewlis
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The Fifth Estate
GENREDrama, Thriller
DETAILSRuntime: 2h 8m Rating: R