Deep Web

"The crime saga of the digital age."

Sep 10 2015 TV-MA 1h 30m
Documentary

Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, Deep Web explores how the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.

Plot

A feature documentary that explores the rise of a new Internet; decentralized, encrypted, dangerous and beyond the law; with particular focus on the FBI capture of the Tor hidden service Silk Road, and the judicial aftermath.

Written by

Alex Winter

Directed by

Alex Winter

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Exhibit A Pictures, Zipper Bros Films, BOND/360, Trouper

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
9,866
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA