CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 55m
The Great Hack

They took your data. Then they took control.

69%(609)IMDbDocumentary

Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Directed byKarim Amer, Jehane Noujaim

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
EN
Released
January 26, 2019
Studios
The OthrsNoujaim Films

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The Great Hack | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Great Hack | Official Trailer | Netflix

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Brittany Kaiser

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

David Carroll

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

Ravi Naik

Ravi Naik

Self - Data Rights Solicitor

Julian Wheatland

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

Christopher Wiley

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

Paul Hilder

Self - Writer/Political Technologist

Emma Graham-Harrison

Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

Gill Phillips

Self - Legal Council, The Guardian

Creative team
Directed by
Karim Amer
Karim Amer
Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim
Written by
Erin Barnett
Karim Amer
Karim Amer
Produced by
Karim Amer
Karim Amer
Judy Korin

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