Cyber security is one of the most important goals of today’s global politics. Repetitive cyber attacks break into private and national organizations. The information is used in organizing crimes worldwide. A film from Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney researches “Stuxnet”, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility. This detective documentary about cyber warfare explores how a computer virus called “Stuxnet” has ushered in a new era of international conflict. The “Stuxnet” virus infiltrated its pre-determined target only to spread its infection outward, ultimately exposing systemic vulnerabilities that threatened the very safety of the planet.

Alex Gibney

The director and journalist was born in 1953, New York. He studied at Yale University and UCLA film school. Alex Gibney made a film about Hunter S. Thompson and his famous style of journalism “Gonzo”. Under executive producer M. Scorsese he produced TV series “The Blues” for which parts were directed by Wim Wenders, Clint Eastwood. In 2008, the film “Taxi to the Dark Side” that exposes the haunting details of the USA’s torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan, won the Oscar for the best documentary.

Selected filmography

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
The Armstrong Lie (2013)
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)