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Mediastan

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  • 1h 34m
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Mediastan (2013)
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.
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  • Director
    • Johannes Wahlström
  • Writers
    • Julian Assange(concept by)
    • Katerina Suvorova(concept by)
  • Stars
    • Julian Assange
    • Vladimir Gubanov
    • Sultanbek Joumagulov
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  • Director
    • Johannes Wahlström
  • Writers
    • Julian Assange(concept by)
    • Katerina Suvorova(concept by)
  • Stars
    • Julian Assange
    • Vladimir Gubanov
    • Sultanbek Joumagulov
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    • 7User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Dmitri Velikovski in Mediastan (2013)
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    Julian Assange
    Julian Assange
    • Selfas Self
    Vladimir Gubanov
    • Selfas Self
    Sultanbek Joumagulov
    • Selfas Self
    Bill Keller
    Bill Keller
    • Selfas Self
    Vladimir Komarov
    • Selfas Self
    Fedor Lyass
    Fedor Lyass
    • Selfas Self
    Anne-Charlotte Malm
    • Selfas Self
    Marat Mamadshoev
    • Selfas Self
    Alina Mityushova
    • Selfas Self
    Enayat Najazafida
    • Selfas Self
    Mehrabon Odinaev
    • Selfas Self
    Babak Qayum
    • Selfas Self
    Alan Rusbridger
    Alan Rusbridger
    • Selfas Self
    Rassul Rysmambetov
    • Selfas Self
    Andrey Skirka
    • Selfas Self
    Arthur Sulzberger
    Arthur Sulzberger
    • Selfas Self
    Katerina Suvorova
    Katerina Suvorova
    • Selfas Self
    Dmitri Velikovski
    Dmitri Velikovski
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Johannes Wahlström
    • Writers
      • Julian Assange(concept by)
      • Katerina Suvorova(concept by)
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      Julian Assange: Where you approached by the British Government or the US Government?

      Alan Rusbridger: Before November 29th ? We had... It was decided that the New York Times would approach the US Government proactively. Separately we had two sets of communication with the American Government. One was via the Embassy in London who came along to see what we could tell them which was not very much because we already had the channel through the New York Times. The second channel was a phone call setup by the State Department but also involved other agencies. Their primary aim was to discover what documents we were going to use.

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    1/10
    Vehicle for Assange to spread propaganda
    Fans of Assange will love this film, sane viewers will drop off to sleep about three minutes in. After viewing this title I cared more for the pigeon on the cover than I did Julian Assange himself.
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
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    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Медиастан
    • Filming locations
      • Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Sixteen Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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