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The Great Hack

2019

114 minutes

Documentary

Overview

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

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Top Cast

Brittany Kaiser headshot

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

David Carroll headshot

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

Paul-Olivier Dehaye headshot

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

Ravi Naik headshot

Ravi Naik

Self - Data Rights Solicitor

Julian Wheatland headshot

Julian Wheatland

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

Carole Cadwalladr headshot

Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

Christopher Wiley headshot

Christopher Wiley

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

Paul Hilder headshot

Paul Hilder

Self - Writer/Political Technologist

Emma Graham-Harrison headshot

Emma Graham-Harrison

Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

Gill Phillips headshot

Gill Phillips

Self - Legal Council, The Guardian

Sarah Donaldson headshot

Sarah Donaldson

Self - Arts Editor, The Observer

Roger McNamee headshot

Roger McNamee

Self - Early Facebook Investor

Alexander Nix headshot

Alexander Nix

Self - CEO, Cambridge Analytica (archive footage)

Steve Bannon headshot

Steve Bannon

Self - Former Chief Executive Trump Campaign (archive footage)

Mark Zuckerberg headshot

Mark Zuckerberg

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump headshot

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Ted Cruz headshot

Ted Cruz

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton headshot

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Nigel Farage headshot

Nigel Farage

Self (archive footage)

Muneeb Ibni Usuf headshot

Muneeb Ibni Usuf

Actor

Maria Cantwell headshot

Maria Cantwell

Self (archive footage)