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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web (2017) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2017 · 90 mins · English
- Directed by
- Emily James, Mark Lewis
- Starring
- Ronald Reagan, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Reagan, Ross Ulbricht, Andy Greenberg, Liam Hawley
This documentary explores the rise and fall of Silk Road, a black market website that appeared on the darknet in 2011. Marketed as the "Amazon of illegal drugs," the site was created by an anonymous, libertarian intellectual using the online persona The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising users anonymity and freedom from government oversight, Silk Road quickly became a highly profitable digital marketplace for drugs and other illicit goods, generating millions of dollars. The film examines the site's operation and the story behind its mysterious creator.
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