Hackers Wanted is an unreleased American documentary film. Directed and written by Sam Bozzo, the film explores the origins and nature of hackers and hacking by following the adventures of Adrian Lamo, and contrasting his story with that of controversial figures throughout history. The film is narrated by Kevin Spacey.
Originally named Can You Hack It?, the film failed to get a conventional release, according to Lamo, because of conflicts between its producer and others on the team. The more commonly cited reason is a problem with the quality of the finished product. On May 20, 2010, a version of the film was leaked. Lamo has stated that he had no involvement in the leak.
It’s ironic that a film about overcoming barriers, about new technologies, about thinking differently, had to come to the public eye by being hacked out of the hands of people who, after making a film about the free flow of information, tried to lock away that information forever. The truth tends to itself. -Adrian Lamo.
February 22, 2011 at 12:38 am | Andre Bordeleau
I believe I have a new hero …Adrian! and maybe a little more hatred for the American coporate way…or is that really the American government?! nuff said
February 24, 2011 at 5:21 am | Dogger
A whitehater that believed to much in the “white hats protect the good” bullshit now become CIA’s bitch. Also main witness against Bradley Manning.
March 17, 2011 at 6:17 pm | AnarchoRationalist
“Frankly we could own all the master hackers in our own country…”
God forbid. I feel so much pity for the “patriot hackers” buying into the nationalist bullshit and putting their brilliant skills to such dim ends.
May 5, 2011 at 1:50 am | Anonymous
what a solid docu
May 11, 2011 at 12:32 am | mtothep
for the majority of the people kept in the dark, this doc can slap everyone awake
May 11, 2011 at 12:32 am | mtothep
for the majority of the people kept in the dark, this doc can slap everyone awake
July 7, 2011 at 11:49 pm | Simon Phaneuf
Broken Link.-
December 10, 2011 at 8:22 pm | Blackcarbon24
where is adrian lemo
April 24, 2012 at 5:02 am | kissing jesus with tounge
very cool, i wonder why this film was not meant to be released (read description)