1971
MovieTitle | 1971 |
User score | 6.7 |
Release date | Apr 18, 2014 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Director | Johanna Hamilton |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Maximum Pictures, Fork Films, ITVS, Big Mouth Productions, Motto Pictures, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Candescent Films, Independent Lens |
Run time | 80 min. |
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.