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Hacking Democracy
“Is voting controlled by 100 million voters or one guy sitting in his grandmothers basement?”
7.6 / 10• 2006• 1h 22m•NR• English
DocumentaryCrime
Storyline
Documentary film investigating allegations of election fraud during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Electronic voting machines count approximately 90% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections. The technology is also increasingly being used across the world, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. The film uncovers incendiary evidence from the trash cans of Texas to the ballot boxes of Ohio, exposing secrecy, votes in the trash, hackable software and election officials rigging the presidential recount.Ultimately proving our votes can be stolen without a trace "Hacking Democracy" culminates in the famous 'Hursti Hack'; a duel between the Diebold voting machines and a computer hacker from Finland - with America's democracy at stake.
Cast & Crew
James Naughton
Narrator
LeadBH
Bev Harris
Self
Harri Hursti
Self
MR
Mark Radke
Self
IS
Ion Sancho
Self
AS
Andy Stephenson
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Russell Michaels's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hacking Democracy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
