The Great Hack (2019)

Name: The Great Hack
Rating: 3.6

3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings

1h 53min

Not released

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"The Great Hack" focuses primarily on Cambridge Analytica and its role in both the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections and the U.K.’s 2016 Brexit vote. The documentary follows three main people, who while being separate from one another, are all connected via their varying involvement with Cambridge Analytica. Professor David Carroll took on Cambridge Analytica in UK courts. His goal was simply to discover how the company had used his data. Carole Cadwalladr is a British author and investigative journalist. Her name was dragged through the mud after she attempted to uncover the truth about Cambridge Analytica.
Brittany Kaiser is an ex-employee who was heavily involved in the rise of Cambridge Analytica. She was a major player in the company’s involvement with both the Ted Cruz and Donald Trump campaigns. The documentary explores how certain seemingly harmless acts can snowball into something rather intimidating. Remember that fun Facebook personality test you completed? It’s time to see how those results were used by Cambridge Analytica!
Actors:: Steve Bannon, Jamie Bartlett, Carole Cadwalladr, David Carroll, Dorsey Carson, Damian Collins, Brittany Kaiser, Ian Lucas, Alexander Nix, Julian Wheatland, Shoshana Zuboff, Mark Zuckerberg
Directors:: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
Writers:: Karim Amer, Erin Barnett
Others:: Karim Amer
Genres:: Documentary, Special Interest