Fresh
The film is most illuminating in showing how democratic practice can still find a new voice and innovative means with each generation.
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
2012 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Brian Knappenberger
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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
Overview
Takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, then moves to Anonymous' raucous beginnings on the website 4chan. Through interviews with current members, people recently returned from prison or facing trial, writers, academics, activists and major players in various "raids," the documentary traces Anonymous’ evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown movement with a global reach, the most transformative civil disobedience of our time.
Director and cast
- Brian Knappenberger Director
- Anon2World as Self
- Anonyops as Self - Anonymous
- Julian Assange as Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
- Aaron Barr as Self - Former Chief Executive, HBGary Federal
- Barrett Brown as Self
- Adrian Chen as Self
- Steven Levy as Self
- Quinn Norton as Self
- Stanley Cohen as Self
- Gabriella Coleman as Self
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Former Frontline producer Brian Knappenberger's fascinating, incisive social history of the online network known as Anonymous ...
Michelle Orange, Village Voice
Fresh
Strong, entertaining portrait of a hard-to-pin-down online phenomenon.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
A cumulative feeling of urgency and you-are-there world-beating are key to the pic's seductive appeal, though lack of informed dissenting opinions reps an unfortunate editorial choice.
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
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