The Fifth Estate (DVD, 2014)

Steve Golin, Michael Sugar

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Laura Linney, Alicia Vikander, David Thewlis, Dan Stevens, Carice Van Houten, Daniel Bruhl, Anthony Mackie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Capaldi

The Fifth Estate

Bill Condon

English

128 Mins

2014

DVD

The Submission Platform\In Camera-Graphics\Scoring Secrets\Trailer

Drama, General

1

15

United States of America

Bill Condon's thriller THE FIFTH ESTATE charts the creation of WikiLeaks by the ambitious and arguably ethically dubious Julian Assange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch. The movie opens with Assange hiring Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brⁿhl), a fellow tech whiz, to help him keep his new website operational. The site gave whistleblowers an entirely anonymous platform to share classified documents, and soon the pair find themselves in possession of information that will bring down a corrupt bank. As their power and influence grows, they must consider teaming with established media sources, especially when they are sent documents that would reveal ultra-sensitive state secrets from some of the world's most-powerful governments.

Chicago Sun-Times - At times THE FIFTH ESTATE seems as cutting-edge as the 21st century techno-info revolution it portrays., Total Film - With a riveting portrayal by Cumberbatch at its heart, THE FIFTH ESTATE tells its story grippingly...

Dolby Digital

The Fifth Estate

Contains strong language and moderate violence