We Steal Secrets
Original title: We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks / We Steal Secrets: Die WikiLeaks Geschichte
“The truth has consequences.”
2013 · 2 h 10 min
Cast
Julian Assange Adrian Lamo John 'FuzzFace' McMahon 
Alex Gibney Robert Manne Heather Brooke
Credits
Written by: Alex Gibney
Plot
The story of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and the rise of WikiLeaks and its fallout.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alex Gibney's documentary is thorough and balanced in tone, a gripping study of secrecy and ego in the digital age.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (8,358 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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