Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.

Director: Emily James, Mark Lewis

Cast: Ross Ulbricht, Julia Vie, Nele Vandeginste, Austin Berglas, Liam Hawley, Andy Greenberg, Steve Briscoe, Gary Alford

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