Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

2017
1h 30m
7.7

7.7/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 21, 2017
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt7301126

Cast

Ross Ulbricht
Ross Ulbricht

Self

Julia Vie
Julia Vie

Self

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

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Emily James
Director
Mark Lewis
Director
Mark Lewis
Writer