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Release Date:
February 22, 2024
Original Title:
Putins Bären - Die gefährlichsten Hacker der Welt
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Funk
SWR
simplicissimus
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12
Runtime: 64
They call themselves Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear or Voodoo Bear. Elite units of the Russian secret services are hidden behind these code names. They are among the most dangerous hackers in the world. The bears were already in the computer of then-Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015, interfered in the US election campaign in 2016 and are currently influencing the war in Ukraine. The makers of the successful YouTube channel “Simplicissimus” in co-production with funk and SWR are back and show the destructive potential of state hacking with this documentary. With the help of leading German hackers, cyberspace experts and a lot of humor, they delicately demystify the Russian bears: Who are the people behind them? How do they operate? And what makes them so incredibly dangerous?
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2D Artist:
Jakob Werner
Nora Friese
3D Animator:
Lenz Schöler
Art Direction:
Paul Lühnsdorf
Jonas
Camera Operator:
Jaïr Mahazri
Tilo Gummel
Colorist:
Rik Mahieu
Commissioning Editor:
Stefan Spiegel
Lukas Meya
Maryam Bonakdar
Sabine Harder
Director of Photography:
Jaïr Mahazri
Editor:
Lucas Hilbert
Executive Producer:
Jonas
David
Cristian Kiesling
Gaffer:
Dane van Wankum
Producer:
Cristian Kiesling
Sam Verdonschot
Varvara Molchanova
Production Manager:
Jochen Dickbertel
Mareen Kothe
Sabine Reiboldt
Researcher:
Julia
Jan-Niclas Wischhusen
Sound Designer:
Lucas Hilbert
Technical Supervisor:
Lucas Hilbert
Tim Windelschmidt
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