Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World
Seen it?2024 | 64 min | Documentary, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
They call themselves Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear or Voodoo Bear. Elite units of the Russian secret services are hidden behind these code names. They are among the most dangerous hackers in the world. The bears were already in the computer of then-Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015, interfered in the US election campaign in 2016 and are currently influencing the war in Ukraine. The makers of the successful YouTube channel “Simplicissimus” in co-production with funk and SWR are back and show the destructive potential of state hacking with this documentary. With the help of leading German hackers, cyberspace experts and a lot of humor, they delicately demystify the Russian bears: Who are the people behind them? How do they operate? And what makes them so incredibly dangerous?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jonas, David
- JonasSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Claudia HaydtSelf - Interviewee
- Florian FladeSelf - Interviewee
- Hakan TanriverdiSelf - Interviewee
- Kerstin Zettl-SchabathSelf - Interviewee
- Stephan MayerSelf - Interviewee
- Tabea RößnerSelf - Interviewee
- Victor ZhoraSelf - Interviewee
- Linus NeumannSelf - Interviewee
- Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)