The Fifth Estate
The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously leak covert data, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world's most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society-and what are the costs of exposing them?
- Metascore49
- 2013
- 2 Hrs 8 Mins
- Documentary, Suspense, Drama
- R
The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously leak covert data, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world's most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society-and what are the costs of exposing them?
The Fifth Estate (UK DVD Trailer)
2:26
The Fifth Estate
2:31
The Fifth Estate (German Trailer 1)
2:25
The Fifth Estate: Published In Full
0:46
The Fifth Estate: 10,000 Hits An Hour
1:00
The Fifth Estate (Featurette 2)
1:42
The Fifth Estate: Jamie Blackley On His Character
0:15
The Fifth Estate: Laura Linney On Working With Bill Condon
0:28
The Fifth Estate: Stanley Tucci On The Film's Viewpoint
0:15
The Fifth Estate: Bill Condon On The Film's Time Period
0:28
The Fifth Estate: David Thewlis On His Character
0:45
The Fifth Estate: Anthony Mackie On His Character
0:35
The Fifth Estate: Peter Capaldi On His Character
0:57
The Fifth Estate: Dan Stevens On His Character
0:32
The Fifth Estate: Alice Vikander On How Anke And Daniel Met
0:20
The Fifth Estate: Daniel Bruhl On His Character
0:39
The Fifth Estate: Carice Can Houten On The Importance Of The Story
0:34
The Fifth Estate: Benedict Cumberbatch On Working With Bill Condon
0:13
The Fifth Estate: Moritz Bleibtreu On WikiLeaks And Julian Assange
0:17
The Fifth Estate (Featurette)
2:34