The Great Hack

Story

Synopsis

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

Directors

Jehane Noujaim, Karim Amer

Writers

Erin Barnett, Karim Amer, Pedro Kos

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

26 January 2019

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Brittany Kaiser

  Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

• 

  David Carroll

  Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

• 

  Paul-Olivier Dehaye

  Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO

• 

  Ravi Naik

  Self - Data Rights Solicitor

• Julian Wheatland

  Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

• Carole Cadwalladr

  Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

• Christopher Wiley

  Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

• Paul Hilder

  Self - Writer/Political Technologist

• Emma Graham-Harrison

  Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

• Gill Phillips

  Self - Legal Council, The Guardian

• Sarah Donaldson

  Self - Arts Editor, The Observer

• 

  Roger McNamee

  Self - Early Facebook Investor