The New Radical

 

"By nature of its central subject, it's a piece of work that infuriates and excites. It's a deeply upsetting movie, and then, sporadically, a hopeful one."

"The New Radical excels at venturing into the thick of that void to reveal the men eager to dwell in its darkness."

"Locating the common ground between pro-gun activism and anti-big-bank subversion, The New Radical is as complex as it is discomforting."

"For such a cerebral documentary,The New Radical packs a wicked punch."

"The great strength of The New Radical is that it's not on its subjects' side (or totally against them either). It's the rare documentary that lets you decide."

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Nominated Bronze Horse at Stockholm Film Festival

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Director: Adam Bhala Lough
Runtime: 109 min
Rating: NR
DVDCat#: PRDVD3881
UPC: 888608667852
​Pre-book: 1/9/18
Street: 2/6/18
SRP: $59.95

GENRES: Documentary, Crime, Economics, Science and Technology

SYNOPSIS:
Making a printable gun landed Cody Wilson on the U.S. government's watch list. Together with British programmer Amir Taaki, they founded a Bitcoin app that allows its users to "go dark" – because for this pair of crypto-anarchists, ensuring freedom of information and challenging economic structures they view as corrupt is mandatory. Adam Lough glimpses a rarified world, where these new radicals revel in questioning everything from gun control to encryption, even if it means incarceration. Yet the question remains: Are they freedom fighters or criminals? This captivating encounter examines how their distinct group came about and what their existence says about the economic, cultural, and technological landscape.