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The Great Hack

The Great Hack

They took your data. Then they took control.

20196.91h 54m

Overview

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

Directed by Karim Amer
Written by Erin Barnett, Karim Amer, Pedro Kos
Produced by Karim Amer, Judy Korin, Geralyn White Dreyfous
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Top Cast

Brittany Kaiser

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

David Carroll

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

Ravi Naik

Ravi Naik

Self - Data Rights Solicitor

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Julian Wheatland

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

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Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

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Christopher Wiley

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

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Paul Hilder

Self - Writer/Political Technologist

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Emma Graham-Harrison

Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

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Gill Phillips

Self - Legal Council, The Guardian

Themes & Keywords

propagandapoliticsunited kingdomsocial networkbehavior modificationwhistleblowerpolitical thrillerfacebookbrexitusa electionbig data

About The Great Hack

The Great Hack is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of propaganda, politics, united kingdom, social network, behavior modification, whistleblower. Directed by Karim Amer, it stars Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye. Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

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