14 DAY TRIAL // The Wikileaks documentary “We Steal Secrets” opened this weekend in a limited run in just four theaters.
Still, ahead of its public release, Wikileaks itself, true to its nature, released a transcript of the movie and provided commentary and what it says are corrections based on that transcript.
Wikileaks didn't particularly like the way the documentary portrayed several issues and believes that, on the whole, the documentary aims to cast the organization and its leader Julian Assange in a particularly bad light.
The organization also believes that the documentary misinforms about Bradley Manning, who is awaiting trial over leaking massive amounts of US diplomatic and military information to Wikileaks.
However, the documentary's creator Alex Gibney argues that the transcript is for an earlier version of the film and that it leaves out some parts about Manning, which are not spoken but rather shown as text on the screen.
In the end, we have two versions of the truth with not enough information to determine which closer to "the truth."
And, of course, Assange and Manning's stories are far from complete. Assange is still trapped in Ecuador's embassy in London, facing extradition, and Manning is due to appear in court next month.