The Fifth Estate
About The Fifth Estate
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate is a 2013 thriller film. It runs 128 minutes and was released in October 2013.
Its themes are journalist, internet, activist, and information leak.
Benedict Cumberbatch takes the lead as Julian Assange, Daniel Brühl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Anthony Mackie as Sam Coulson, and David Thewlis as Nick Davies. The screenplay is by Josh Singer.
The Post, Long Shot, and Loving Pablo make useful companions to The Fifth Estate, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 1,135 votes and it carries a R rating.