Kim dotcom, the flamboyant web baron, is planning to relaunch his once popular megaupload filesharing website in 2017five years to the day after the us government shut it down amid accusations. Kim dotcoms most pirated documentary in history premieres. Kim dotcom to reboot megaupload half a decade after fbi shut. Caught in the web isnt available to watch right now. The film about the germanyborn, new zealandbased founder. Seeking peace and quiet, dotcom rented the largest mansion in the land and settled down into an extravagant, luxurious life with his family. Kim dotcom documentary screens at film festival scoop news. Caught in the web documentary, first on showmax, reveals the true extent of his moneymaking empire and delves into the complex legal battle between dotcom, the us government and hollywood studios. Tech entrepreneur, and owner of the popular filesharing site, megaupload, kim dotcom arrived in new zealand with his family in late 2010. Caught in the web premiered at the south by southwest festival. But hes also considered by some to be a resistance fighter. Gravitas ventures has acquired us distribution and international sales rights to the documentary, which new senior vice president of global sales scott kaplan will be touting to buyers in cannes.
Caught in the web, directed by annie goldson and partially funded by the film commission, is set to premiere at the south by southwest film festival sxsw in texas next week. Docu new zealand a decoding pictures presentation in association with new zealand film commission and monsoon pictures intl. Caught in the web is sure to engage you for the 101 minutes that it runs. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Kim dotcom caught in the web 2017 official trailer youtube. Kim dotcom doco set to debut at south by southwest festival. Born kim schmitz on january 21, 1974, in kiel, west.
Film maker and university of auckland academic annie goldsons documentary about kim dotcom will screen at the new zealand international film festival beginning with auckland on july 29, 31 and. Despite those in the movie business who have persecuted him because of their own lack of understanding about how and why the world is changing. The unknown king of the internet, kim dotcom, mastered the secrets of this network between computers and became a well known figure, after time, for his talent and brilliant innovations that he came up with. Dotcom is a piece made of anticipation and atmosphere, in which artist regina demina is trapped in a matrix, between torture and fantasy. Caught in the web calls internet bad boy kim dotcom a master of pr. Kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, battles the u. The life and times of kim dotcom are now available as a movie after the. The company plans to release the film in the us on august 22, with the aim of aligning international release dates to give global audiences simultaneous access to the documentary.
A notorious internet pirate pleads his case in veteran new zealand documentarian annie. New zealand film commission funded documentary kim dotcom. Kim dotcom also known as kimble and kim tim jim vestor, is a germanfinnish internet. The largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us. Kim dotcom was born on january 21, 1974 in kiel, schleswigholstein, germany as kim schmitz. However you see him the new documentary kim dotcom. Its the home of kim dotcom, formerly known as kim schmitz, and his wife mona and their 3 kids.
Indeed, no one can say if it will ever be completed. Caught in the web, a documentary about one of the world s most notorious internet entrepreneurs or pirates. She was made an officer of the new zealand order of merit in 2007 for services to film and was made a fellow. Tech entrepreneur and owner of the popular cloud service megaupload, kim dotcom arrived in new zealand with his family in late 2010.
The largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry, being fought in new zealand, is one that goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the digital age. A fat kid and school dropout from a poor family made his dreams come true. Caught in the web a notorious internet pirate pleads his case in veteran new zealand documentarian annie goldsons latest. With kim dotcom, alan curtis, france komoroske, wendy whitefield.
Caught in the web will make its kiwi debut at the new zealand international film festival. Kim faded in existence for many as a bad guy, the pirate that cracked up privacy and made everything open source. Kim dotcom born kim schmitz, 21 january 1974, also known as kimble and kim tim jim vestor, is a germanfinnish internet entrepreneur and political activist who resides in queenstown, new zealand. Film festival today i highly suggest you see this important piece of filmmaking it will make you think and force you to. He first rose to fame in germany in the 1990s as an internet entrepreneur, and was convicted on charges of computer fraud in 1994.
He moves to hong kong where he changes his name to kim dotcom and founds cloud file storage company megaupload in 2005. This is what the people behind the documentary kim dotcom. Another brilliant documentary procedural, kim dotcom. A sprawling estate with a security wall and cameras located in coatesville new zealand is where we begin. Caught in the web, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. Aug 31, 2017 germanfinnish internet entrepreneur, kim dotcom is in the limelight because of the recently released thrillerbiopic, kim dotcom. Film festival today i highly suggest you see this important piece of filmmaking it will make you think and force you to choose which side of internet history you belong on. Pirates leak copy of kim dotcom documentary online. Jul 22, 2017 trailer for the documentary kim dotcom. Caught in the web 2017 kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, battles the u. Caught in the web film documentary feature, south by south. Mar 06, 2017 the largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry, being fought in new. Anne annie veronica goldson is a new zealand journalism and film academic specialising in documentaries.
Caught in the web, a documentary about one of the worlds most notorious internet entrepreneurs or pirates. December 14th 2011 the police boss responsible for spying on dotcom meets john key with other intelligence agencies present. Dotcom moved to new zealand with his family in early 2012 and was soon raided and arrested by the new zealand police who were acting on behalf of the fbi and has been fighting. Mar 09, 2017 music, film, tv and political news coverage. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Nonton kim dotcom caught in the web 2017 sub indo full movie. Was he the internet messiah or just a very naughty boy. Caught in the web is one of those essential documentaries about government overreach. Caught in the web seeks neither to praise nor damn the german hackerturnedinternet.
Dotcom is the founder and former ceo of the nowdefunct file. Mar 06, 2017 heres an exclusive first look at kim dotcom. Viral trending nonton kim dotcom caught in the web 2017 sub indo full movie documentary, raw, subtitle inggris the largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry being fought in new zealand is one that goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the. Add it to your favourites and well let you know when it becomes available.
There are currently three videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Caught in the web, has premiered at the south by southwest sxsw arts festival in. Pirates leak copy of kim dotcom documentary online torrentfreak. Kim dotcom is a rare breed that is the perfect mix of someone with business savvy and technical wizardry and the first half of the movie does a good job of capturing and displaying those qualities. His early career in germany includes convictions for computer fraud and data espionage, insider trading and embezzlement. Caught in the web, directed by annie goldson, premiered at the new zealand international film festival. Kim dotcom shakespearean life movie premieres at us festival. Caught in the web 2017 directed by annie goldson aotearoa as annie goldsons impressively detailed documentary clearly sets out the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry, it goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the digital age. Also in 2017, the biographical documentary kim dotcom. Caught in the web, but its clear that this will have to be a twoparter, if its to recount the full tale. And, yes, the computer geek changed his surname to dotcom. Caught in the web 2017 directed by annie goldson as annie goldsons impressively detailed documentary clearly sets out the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry, it goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the digital age. Caught in the web in other centres follow the july 29 premiere at the asb waterfront theatre, auckland.
The largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us government. Aug 22, 2017 video archive for the film kim dotcom. Her films have won over 50 awards at international film festivals, opened. The largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry being fought in new zealand is one that goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the digital age. This is every bit as much a commentary on legalities and technology as it is on the livin large lifestyle of the film s subject. Caught in the web, the man behind one of the worlds most infamous file sharing websites megaupload claims the nz government only granted him residency in 2010 as part of a plan. Some see him as a figure fighting for internet freedom and the right not monitored by the powers that be. Her films include punitive damage, georgie girl, brother number one and kim dotcom. While sales are going well, it was inevitable that the film. Jul 21, 2017 tech entrepreneur, and owner of the popular filesharing site, megaupload, kim dotcom arrived in new zealand with his family in late 2010.
Caught in the web centres on the notorious internet hacker, born kim schmitz, behind the filesharing platform megaupload. From the announcing of the arrival of a major new talent in lady macbeth to a thai film that turned exam cheating into an edgeofyourseat cinematic experience in. Director of kim dotcom documentary speaks out on piracy. The largerthanlife story of kim dotcom, the most wanted man online, is extraordinary enough, but the battle between dotcom and the us government and entertainment industry, being fought in new. Dotcom verifies this fact about the german hacker, venture capitalist, and egomaniac to such an extreme that it does the film a disservice. The film directed by annie goldson premiered at sxsw and screened at hot docs. Caught provides a fascinating albeit extreme illustration of the intersection between fame, greed, and technology in the. In the us hes wanted for alleged infringement of laws committed by megaupload, the online storage hub he founded. In 2017, she completed a new documentary kim dotcom. Caught in the web had its world premiere at sxsw on monday inside the vimeo theatre at the austin convention center, home to. Currently ranking as one of the top documentaries worldwide, kim dotcom continues to entice and intrigue the masses in kim dotcom. You can do it too get the entire good times album for free on kim.
Youll witness the breakup of his marriage, his failed attempt at being a musician himself and failing to become a viable political voice, but what you will see is the story of a man who was willing to risk it all and quite publicly took on disgraceful humiliation based on the shortcomings of others. I showed him the film in late rough cut just before completion, asking first if. Aug 24, 2017 pirates leak copy of kim dotcom documentary online. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro.
Caught in the web annie goldsons documentary examines the story of kim dotcom, the germanborn hacker turned internet mogul who is holed up in a new zealand mansion fighting extradition to the united states. A new zealand governmentfunded documentary, kim dotcom. Special mention, best documentary feature film, 2017. However, director annie goldson is dealing in reality and submerges us in the yearslong saga of kim dotcom, the somewhat proud owner of the dr. Mar 20, 2017 his life to date will soon be available on the silver screen in the movie kim dotcom.
Caught in the web is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. December 16th 2011 kim dotcom starts to be illegally spied upon. Caught in the web a documentary film by annie goldson coming 2016. Caught in the web 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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