• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2014-04-18
  • Runtime80 minutes
  • TaglineThe year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDocumentary, History
  • Production
    CompaniesMaximum Pictures, Fork Films, ITVS, Big Mouth Productions, Motto Pictures, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Candescent Films, Independent Lens
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.

Casts

Lauren A. Kennedy

Rich Graff

Kerry Malloy

Brian McCarthy

Richard Nixon

J. Edgar Hoover

Bob Dole

George McGovern

David Kairys

Frank Church