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“You can't expose the world's secrets without exposing yourself”
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

Benedict Cumberbatch
Julian Assange

Daniel Brühl
Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Anthony Mackie
Sam Coulson

David Thewlis
Nick Davies

Alicia Vikander
Anke Domscheit-Berg

Dan Stevens
Ian Katz

Stanley Tucci
James Boswell

Laura Linney
Sarah Shaw

Carice van Houten
Birgitta Jonsdottir

Peter Capaldi
Alan Rusbridger
The Fifth Estate is a drama, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of journalist, biography, internet, information leak, activist. Directed by Bill Condon, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Anthony Mackie. A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
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