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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 21, 2017

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Julia Vie,Chuck Schumer,Nele Vandeginste,Gary Alford,Nancy Reagan,Ronald Reagan,Andy Greenberg,Steve Briscoe,Liam Hawley,Ross Ulbrichtand 1 more

Director

Mark Lewis,Emily James

Writer

Mark Lewis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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