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t. e. Edward Joseph Snowden (Russian: Эдвард Джозеф Сноуден, born June 21, 1983) is an American former NSA intelligence contractor and whistleblower [4] who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs. He became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2022.
The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, a CIA subcontractor and whistleblower who leaked classified NSA information in 2013. It is based on books by Luke Harding and Anatoly Kucherena, and directed by Oliver Stone.
Snowden: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jaymes Butler. The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Oliver Stone
- 2016-09-16
Aug 29, 2024 · Learn about Edward Snowden, the American intelligence contractor who revealed secret NSA surveillance programs in 2013. Find out how he became a whistleblower, fled to Hong Kong and Russia, and faced espionage charges and asylum issues.
Sep 16, 2019 · After 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself. In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance ...
Jan 17, 2014 · Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the CIA, left the US in late May after leaking to the media details of extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence.
Sep 19, 2019 · In 2013, Snowden showed journalists thousands of top-secret documents about U.S. intelligence agencies' surveillance efforts. He's been living in Russia ever since. His...
