Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

1h 30m
DocumentaryCrime
7.7

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.

Cast

Ross Ulbricht
Self
Julia Vie
Self
Nele Vandeginste
Julie Vie
Austin Berglas
Head of Cyber Branch, FBI New York
Liam Hawley
Ross Ulbricht
Andy Greenberg
Wired
Steve Briscoe
Austin Berglas
Gary Alford
IRS
Chuck Schumer
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Emily James
Director
Mark Lewis
Director, Writer
Andy Nelson
Line Producer

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