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Underground: The Julian Assange Story

Underground: The Julian Assange Story

20126.31h 29m

Overview

In 1989, known as Mendax, Julian Assange and two friends formed a group called the International Subversives. Using early home computers and defining themselves as white hat hackers - those who look but don’t steal – they broke into some of the world’s most powerful and secretive organisations. In the eyes of the US Government, they were a major threat to national security.

Directed by Robert Connolly
Written by Robert Connolly, Suelette Dreyfus
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Top Cast

Callan McAuliffe

Callan McAuliffe

Prime Suspect

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Ken Roberts

Alex Williams

Alex Williams

Julian Assange

Laura Wheelwright

Laura Wheelwright

Electra

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Christine Assange

Nick Mitchell

Nick Mitchell

Matthew Stewart

Jeffery Richards

Jeffery Richards

Security Guard

Jordan Raskopoulos

Jordan Raskopoulos

Trax

Benedict Samuel

Benedict Samuel

Jonah

Doug Bowles

Doug Bowles

Fred

Themes & Keywords

hackerpoliticstechnologyasylumbiography

About Underground: The Julian Assange Story

Underground: The Julian Assange Story is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of hacker, politics, technology, asylum, biography. Directed by Robert Connolly, it stars Callan McAuliffe, Anthony LaPaglia, Alex Williams. In 1989, known as Mendax, Julian Assange and two friends formed a group called the International Subversives. Using early home computers and defining themselves as white hat hackers - those who look but don’t steal – they broke into some of the world’s most powerful and secretive organisations. In the eyes of the US Government, they were a major threat to national security.

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