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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web (2017)

Genre : Documentary, Crime

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Emily James, Mark Lewis

Synopsis

Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.

Actors

Ross Ulbricht
Ross Ulbricht
Julia Vie
Julia Vie
Nele Vandeginste
Nele Vandeginste
Julie Vie
Austin Berglas
Austin Berglas
Head of Cyber Branch, FBI New York
Liam Hawley
Liam Hawley
Ross Ulbricht
Andy Greenberg
Andy Greenberg
Wired
Steve Briscoe
Steve Briscoe
Austin Berglas
Gary Alford
Gary Alford
IRS
Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer
Himself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Himself (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Herself (archive footage)

Crews

Emily James
Emily James
Director
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Director
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Writer
Andy Nelson
Andy Nelson
Line Producer

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