This is film is a great example of re-writing history to suit a narrative.
The entire film is a mishmashed jumble of paragraphs & chapters from the very well researched book "Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier" by Suelette Dreyfus, with the truth being stretched so thin and an added overdose of embellishments and flat out lies, that the film no longer resembles the reality it attempts to portray.
If you care about the truth or an accurate account of history, I would strongly suggest you read the above mentioned book (easily found free online).
The main premise of the film seems to be an attempt to convince you Julian's teenage digital exploration in the late 80's and early 1990s is directly linked to the release of the Afghan & Iraq warlogs in 2010.
Do remember it was Chelsea (Bradley) Manning that leaked the warlogs to Wikileaks, the files were NEVER hacked.
Also remember, Wikileaks doesn't hack or steal information, but relies on 'Leaks' from Whistleblowers and insiders.
The way the hacking, characters, events, police investigation (Operation Weather) and the happenings have been changed(falsified), takes the film beyond even a parody account of the truth, more accurately the film becomes a poorly written and mocking fable of a teenage Julian Assange.
Don't waste your time watching this garbage.
The entire film is a mishmashed jumble of paragraphs & chapters from the very well researched book "Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier" by Suelette Dreyfus, with the truth being stretched so thin and an added overdose of embellishments and flat out lies, that the film no longer resembles the reality it attempts to portray.
If you care about the truth or an accurate account of history, I would strongly suggest you read the above mentioned book (easily found free online).
The main premise of the film seems to be an attempt to convince you Julian's teenage digital exploration in the late 80's and early 1990s is directly linked to the release of the Afghan & Iraq warlogs in 2010.
Do remember it was Chelsea (Bradley) Manning that leaked the warlogs to Wikileaks, the files were NEVER hacked.
Also remember, Wikileaks doesn't hack or steal information, but relies on 'Leaks' from Whistleblowers and insiders.
The way the hacking, characters, events, police investigation (Operation Weather) and the happenings have been changed(falsified), takes the film beyond even a parody account of the truth, more accurately the film becomes a poorly written and mocking fable of a teenage Julian Assange.
Don't waste your time watching this garbage.