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Mediastan (2013)

Mediastan (2013)

Documentary

On the road with Wikileaks

Release Date: 2013, October 2
Directors: Johannes Wahlström
Production: Sixteen Films, Journeyman Pictures
Cast: Alan Rusbridger, Julian Assange, Vladimir Gubanov, Bill Keller

Overview:

A small group of Wikileaks journalists make their way through Central Asia interviewing newspaper editors. Their real goal: to find local media outlets to publish secret US diplomatic cables. This intelligent, guerrilla-style doc follows their fascinating journey from Afghanistan to Manhattan, through the boundaries of free speech and the minds of those who shape our understanding of the world.