Hacking Democracy

Hacking Democracy

2006
1h 22m
7.6

7.6/10

24 votes • View on IMDb

"Is voting controlled by 100 million voters or one guy sitting in his grandmothers basement?"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Public Interest Pictures Teale-Edwards Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date November 2, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0808532
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Cast

James Naughton
James Naughton

Narrator

Bev Harris
Bev Harris

Self

Harri Hursti
Harri Hursti

Self

Mark Radke
Mark Radke

Self

Ion Sancho
Ion Sancho

Self

Andy Stephenson
Andy Stephenson

Self

Key Crew

Simon Ardizzone
Director
Russell Michaels
Director