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Snowden

Terrorism is just an excuse

Edward Snowden:
Terrorism is just an excuse

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Terrorism is the excuse
Available in 14 languages
Duration
4 seconds
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402
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:54
Uploaded
Mar 07, 2026
Genres
biography, crime, drama
Production
KrautPack Entertainment,Vendian Entertainment,Endgame Entertainment,Wild Bunch,Open Road Films,TG Media

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Movie Summary

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.

Actors

Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
Nicolas Cage
Hank Forrester
Nicolas Cage
Were you thinking about going to journalists then? - Snowden 00:44
Were you thinking about going to journalists then?
The thing is you're not just following your bad guy targetsYou're also following their metadatawhich is basically all the phone numbers that they're in touch withLet's say your target is a shady Iranian bankeroperating out of Beirut okaySo you're watching - Snowden 01:26
The thing is you're not just following your bad guy...
No matter who you areevery day of your life you're sitting in a databasejust ready to be looked at - Snowden 00:09
No matter who you areevery day of your life you're...
And not just terrorists, or countries, or corporations, but you. - Snowden 00:08
And not just terrorists, or countries, or corporations, but...
Was Lindsay with you in Japan? - Snowden 00:26
Was Lindsay with you in Japan?
We, uh, never made it to Mount Fuji. - Snowden 00:17
We, uh, never made it to Mount Fuji.
And I promised her I'd change. - Snowden 00:31
And I promised her I'd change.
And you start to think, what could be more important than this? - Snowden 00:20
And you start to think, what could be more important than...
To other whistleblowers to others in the governmentnot to speak outDo not tell truth to power We'll hammer you - Snowden 00:11
To other whistleblowers to others in the governmentnot to...
You didn't tell me we were running a dragnet on the whole world, Corbin. - Snowden 00:06
You didn't tell me we were running a dragnet on the...
Great shooting, Ed. - Snowden 00:10
Great shooting, Ed.
Most Americans don't want freedom they want security - Snowden 00:06
Most Americans don't want freedom they want security
What's the first rule of battleNever reveal your position - Snowden 00:06
What's the first rule of battleNever reveal your...
Secrecy is security and security is victory - Snowden 00:06
Secrecy is security and security is victory
Yes I heard With foreign site intel transferTransfers happen on collection nowThey go straight to the Pentagon Mossad if they need it - Snowden 00:10
Yes I heard With foreign site intel transferTransfers happen...
Epic Shelter was meant as a backup program. - Snowden 00:17
Epic Shelter was meant as a backup program.
Do you believe the United States is the greatest country in the world? - Snowden 00:13
Do you believe the United States is the greatest country in...
We're not usually supposed to submit our own work, but my editor said she'd make an exception. - Snowden 00:10
We're not usually supposed to submit our own work, but...
You ignoring me on purpose, or what? - Snowden 00:12
You ignoring me on purpose, or what?
I wanted to talk to you about it at dinner, but let's just... - Snowden 00:51
I wanted to talk to you about it at dinner, but let's...