The Net
The Net

Movie·2003·2h 1m

The Net

Country

Germany

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Das Netz

Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose. A marvelously subversive approach to the history of the Internet, this insightful documentary combines speculative travelogue and investigative journalism to trace contrasting countercultural responses to the cybernetic revolution.

Producer

Martina Zöllner, Anna Baumann

Cinematography

Thomas Plenert

Editor

Margot Neubert-Marić

Themes

central intelligence agency (cia)harvard universitymetaphysicslsdutopianew world orderinternetarteco terrorismauthoritarianismtechnological singularitymk ultra

Production House

ARTE
Lutz Dammbeck Filmproduktion
SWR

Audience Score

63%

13 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Stream

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// cast

Cast

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Narrator (voice)

Tom Vogt

Ted Kaczynski (voice)

Ted Kaczynski

Ted Kaczynski

Self (archive footage)

Lutz Dammbeck

Lutz Dammbeck

Self

John Brockman

John Brockman

Self

Stewart Brand

Stewart Brand

Self

Robert W. Taylor

Robert W. Taylor

Self

Heinz von Foerster

Heinz von Foerster

Self

Butch Gehring

Self

Chris Waits

Self

David Gelernter

David Gelernter

Self

Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey

Self (archive footage)

Norbert Wiener

Self (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Lutz Dammbeck

Lutz Dammbeck

Writer, Director

Margot Neubert-Marić

Editor

Thomas Plenert

Director of Photography

István Imreh

Director of Photography

James Carman

Director of Photography

Martina Zöllner

Executive Producer

Anna Baumann

Executive Producer

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