The New Radical is a 2017 documentary film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the US Documentary Competition.[1] In the film, uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape. The film contains an interview with Julian Assange at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London.

The New Radical
Directed byAdam Bhala Lough
Produced byLucy Sumner
Greg Stewart
Brent Stiefel
Alex Needles
StarringCody Wilson
Amir Taaki
Julian Assange
CinematographyChristopher Messina
Edited byAlex Lee Moyer,
Jay Rabinowitz
Music byClint Mansell
Distributed byThe Orchard
Release date
  • January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25) (Sundance)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Critical response

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Owen Gleiberman writing for Variety said, "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."[2] Katie Walsh in the Los Angeles Times called the film's neutrality "irresponsible" and "problematic," chastising the filmmakers for not taking a side.[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, critic Glenn Kenny stated the work is a "scary movie about scary people that’s too much in bed with these people".[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The New Radical". 1 December 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (24 January 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'The New Radical'".
  3. ^ Walsh, Katie (30 November 2017). "Documentary 'The New Radical' perilously withholds judgment". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Kenny, Glenn. "The New Radical movie review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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