Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

Overview

Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.

Director: Emily James

Cast

Ross Ulbricht

Self

Julia Vie

Self

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Nele Vandeginste

Julie Vie

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Austin Berglas

Head of Cyber Branch, FBI New York

Liam Hawley

Ross Ulbricht

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Andy Greenberg

Wired

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Steve Briscoe

Austin Berglas

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Gary Alford

IRS

Chuck Schumer

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)