The Fifth Estate (2013)

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.

Director:

Bill Condon

Writers:

Daniel Domscheit-Berg (book), Luke Harding (book),

Stars:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten

Cast

Credited cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Julian Assange
Carice van Houten	...	Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Laura Linney	...	Sarah Shaw
Dan Stevens	...	Ian Katz
Anthony Mackie	...	Sam Coulson
David Thewlis	...	Nick Davies
Alicia Vikander	...	Anke
Daniel Brühl	...	Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Peter Capaldi	...	Alan Rusbridger
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	The Architect
Michael Jibson	...	Irritated Reporter
John Schwab	...	Young Staffer
Hera Hilmar	...	Wikileaks Staffer
Anatole Taubman	...	Holger Stark
Jeany Spark	...	Wired Reporter

Storyline

Through the eyes of Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl), an early supporter and eventual colleague of Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch), the film follows the heady, early days of Wikileaks to its abrupt end after a series of controversial and history changing info leaks. The website's overnight success brought instant fame to its principal architects, but as their power expanded across the globe, Daniel grew increasingly disillusioned with Julian's questionable tactics and ethics. The rift between the two friends became irreparable and their ideological differences tore them apart, but not before they revolutionized, for better and worse, the flow of information to news media and the world at large.

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Plot Keywords:

Wikileaks | Journalism | Internet | Number In Title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

15 November 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Man Who Sold the World

Filming Locations:

Hoeilaart, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Participant Media

Did You Know?

Trivia

On July 2012 it was reported that Jeremy Renner was very keen on playing Julian Assange. However, it was announced on October the same year that Benedict Cumberbatch has landed the lead.

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