The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel DomscheitBerg (Daniel Brhl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring they create a platform that allows whistleblowers to anonymously leak covert data shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon they are breaking more hard news than the worlds most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history they battle each other and a defining question of our time what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free societyand what are the costs of exposing them
Review
THE FIFTH ESTATE is based on two books both written by people who had personal and legal disputes with WikiLeaks.
These are personally biased sources and are now outdated by three years. They tell only one side of the story.
These authors had an interest in portraying Julian Assange as dishonest or manipulative for competitive personal and legal reasons.
It is hard to imagine how a film which aims to dramatize only their version of events could genuinely aspire to being fair or accurate.
The film does not tell the story Julian Assange or WikiLeaks staff such as Sarah Harrison Joseph Farrell or Kristinn Hrafnsson would tell. Hopefully soon their story too can be told.
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