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The Great Hack (2019)

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The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
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Cast

Credited cast:
Brittany Kaiser ... Herself - Former Director of Business Development for Cambridge Analytica
David Carroll ... Himself - Associate Professor, Parsons School of Design
Paul-Olivier Dehaye ... Himself - Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
Ravi Naik ... Himself - Data Rights Solicitor
Julian Wheatland ... Himself - Former COO / CFO, Cambridge Analytica / SCL
Carole Cadwalladr ... Herself - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian
Paul Hilder ... Himself - Writer / Political Technologist
Christopher Wylie ... Himself - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower
Emma Graham-Harrison ... Herself - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer
Gill Phillips ... Herself - Legal Counsel, The Guardian
Sarah Donaldson ... Herself - Arts Editor, The Observer
Roger McNamee ... Himself - Early Facebook Investor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Asad Baig Asad Baig
Steve Bannon ... Himself - Former Chief Executive, Trump Campaign (archive footage)
Jamie Bartlett Jamie Bartlett ... Himself (archive footage)
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The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.

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They Took Your Data. Then They Took Control.

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2019 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Great Hack: L'Affaire Cambridge Analytica See more »

Filming Locations:

Black Rock City, Nevada, USA See more »

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| (Sundance festival)

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1.78 : 1
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Trivia

The 'case' of the 'star' Caroll to find out the 'data' held on him, was - initially - successful (in Jan. 2019): so he - as represented by his shown onscreen lawyer, Naik - actually 'won': but Caroll wanted more: viz. the source AND the basis of that data revealed, held on him, so was used ('harvested') to create the behavioral predictions made (formatted) on him; plus the details of any parties with which that data had been shared - i.e. the curiosity to know how a 'mass sentiment' change might be effected - but which failed (frustrated) when Cambridge Analytica went into voluntary liquidation (administration), which curtailed the case with no further defendant. See more »

Quotes

Herself - Former Director of Business Development for Cambridge Analytica: [in front of committee of inquiry] I have been offered introductions to clients that I refused to meet with before, such as the Alternative for Germany and Marine Le Pen's campaign. I refused to even get on the phone call with them.
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Connections

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Written by Arthur Baker (as Arthur Henry Baker), Rasmus Olle Hagg, Dan Lissvik (as Dan Anders Lissvk), Sebastian Maschat, Erlend Øye (as Erlend Otre Oeye), Marcin Tadeusz Oez, Brian Wilson (as Brian Douglas WIlson), Jamie XX (as James Thomas Smith), John Robie
Performed by Jamie XX (as Jamie xx)
By arrangement with Universal Music Publishing / Downtown Music Publishing
Courtesy of The Young Turks / Beggars Group
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What are you disappointed for?
30 July 2019 | by amirali-alaviSee all my reviews

For all the people here who were hoping to see Obama as the left villain and been disappointed, I have to say he hasn't done it, in this fashion. Yes he used social media to advertise but not by spreading false news in order to target a vulnerable group of people classified by illegal data.

Why I didn't give it a 10 star? Because from an engineer perspective I was hoping to see some mechanic of their work. I'm still not 100% convinced they could be this effective.


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