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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

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Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger documents the inner workings and beliefs of the hacking group Anonymous.

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Nicolas Rapold New York Times 10/18/2012
3/5
The film is most illuminating in showing how democratic practice can still find a new voice and innovative means with each generation. Go to Full Review
Michelle Orange Village Voice 10/16/2012
Former Frontline producer Brian Knappenberger's fascinating, incisive social history of the online network known as Anonymous ... Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 10/16/2012
Strong, entertaining portrait of a hard-to-pin-down online phenomenon. Go to Full Review
Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus 03/31/2020
I found myself inspired and smiling at the end of this film, having entered a secret world that I never knew anything about and walking away better informed and highly entertained. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Shared Darkness 02/10/2013
A-
A wildly engaging documentary that not only details the exploits of Anonymous, but also delves substantively inside the roots and culture of the group. Go to Full Review
Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) 11/22/2012
There's no genuine discussion by anyone of tactics, ideology and ethics. Even arrogantly reframes the overthrow of Mubarak as an Anonymous-fuelled uprising. Aren't-we-f***in'-awesome! hubris bubbles out of the legion of remarkably inarticulate interviews. Go to Full Review
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Afrodille G @RT14576340 Jul 30 We’re a couple in our 30s, both in tech (AI and fintech). Despite our careers, we couldn’t get approved for high-end apartments in Santa Monica. Why? My bankruptcy from 2017 and my partner’s old IRS debt left our credit in shambles. We’d tried to dispute things ourselves—wasted so many hours on the phone with the bureaus. No results. CyberH4cks.com fixed everything in 48 hours. Not exaggerating. Bankruptcy? Gone. Derogatories? Deleted. Our scores are both above 800 now. And we finally moved into our dream apartment on Ocean Avenue. If you’re a techie with bad credit, just stop playing around and contact them. See more 05/06/2017 A must-see if you are interested in hacking, social engineering, societal change -- and funny mayhem. See more 01/30/2016 Very poor. Soft campaign film for stoned teenagers. No insight into movement's wider place in world. See more 01/09/2016 great documentary.if by any chance you're thinking that anonymous is just a bunch of teens crying for attention,think again...this is a good source of information about hackers and how they are a part (good and bad) in our society. See more 02/02/2015 Very informative, but not sure how bias the documentary is, of course this is aimed at the Hacktivist part of Anonymous and less so on other areas of Anonymous' activity good or bad. See more 12/08/2014 Excellent documentary that shows internet culture and the power struggle between the people and the governments. See more Read all reviews
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger documents the inner workings and beliefs of the hacking group Anonymous.
Director
Brian Knappenberger
Producer
Brian Knappenberger
Screenwriter
Brian Knappenberger
Production Co
Luminant Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m