We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks follows the rise and fall of Julian Assange, the creator of WikiLeaks. Through the infamous website, Assange helped whistleblowers broadcast embarrassing government secrets to the world. One such figure, Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning), was responsible for one of the biggest leaks of military secrets in American history.

Directed by Alex Gibney, the documentary follows Assange from a suspected cyberattack on NASA in 1989 to his exile in the wake of sexual assault allegations. Lauded as a hero for truth and vilified as a threat to national security, the film examines WikiLeaks and its founder from multiple perspectives. We Steal Secrets presents the paradox of a deeply private individual who nonetheless relished exposing the secrets of some of the most powerful entities in the world.