Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 117 minutes
Uncompromising, idealistic millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom wage digital war on governmental systems they view as corrupt. For these crypto-anarchists, resistance is technological and freedom is in the code.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Adam BHALA LOUGH Cast : Julian ASSANGE, Amir TAAKI, Cody WILSON Producer(s) : Alex NEEDLES, Brent STIEFEL, Lucy SUMNER
Making a printable gun landed Cody Wilson on the U.S. government's watch list. Together with British programmer Amir Taaki, they founded a Bitcoin app that allows its users to "go dark" - because for this pair of crypto-anarchists, ensuring freedom of information and challenging economic structures they view as corrupt is mandatory.Adam Lough glimpses a rarified world, where theses new radicals revel in questioning everything from gun control to encryption, even if it means incarceration. Yet the question remains: Are they freedom fighters or criminals? This captivating encounter examines how their distinct group came about and what their existence says about the economic, cultural, and technological landscape.
Country(ies) : USA