We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Gibney
Written byAlex Gibney
Produced byAlex Gibney
Marc Shmuger
Alexis Bloom
StarringJulian Assange, Heather Brooke
CinematographyMaryse Alberti
Edited byAndy Grieve
Music byWill Bates
Production
companies
Jigsaw Productions
Global Produce
Distributed byFocus World
Release date
  • January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21) (Sundance)[1]
Running time
130 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$457,517[3]

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is a 2013 American independent documentary film about the organization established by Julian Assange, and people involved in the collection and distribution of secret information and media by whistleblowers. Directed by Alex Gibney, it covers a period of several decades, and includes background material. Gibney received his fifth nomination for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America Awards for this film.[4]

  1. ^ "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks". Sundance Film Festival. 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "We Steal Secrets – The Story Of WikiLeaks". British Board of Film Classification. May 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks", Box Office Mojo, retrieved October 23, 2016
  4. ^ "'Captain Phillips,' 'Her' Win Top Screenplay Awards". Variety. Variety. February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2019.