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Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)

Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)

89 minutes EN Drama
In 1989, known as Mendax, Julian Assange and two friends formed a group called the International Subversives. Using early home computers and defining themselves as white hat hackers - those who look but don’t steal – they broke into some of the world’s most powerful and secretive organisations. In the eyes of the US Government, they were a major threat to national security.
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Callan McAuliffe
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Anthony LaPaglia
Ken Roberts
Alex Williams
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Rachel Griffiths
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Production companies: Film Victoria, Screen Australia
Production countries: Australia

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