#chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator
2013 · Movie · 74 min · ★ 6.1
From her childhood bedroom in the Chicago suburbs, an American teenage girl uses social media to run the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network in Damascus and Homs braves snipers and shelling in the streets and the world the human rights atrocities of one of the most brutal dictators. But as the revolution rages on, everyone in the network must decide what is the most effective way to fight a dictator: social media or AK-47s.
Also known as Evolution of Revolution: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator · Days of Rage: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-11-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 74 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (7 votes)
Cast & crew
- AB
Ala'a Basatneh
as Self - #chicagoGirl
- AA
Aous Al-Mubarak
as Self
- BS
Bassel Shehadeh
as Self
- MT
Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara
as Self - Citizen Journalist
- DG
David Gorodyansky
as Self - Internet Security Expert
- SM
Sascha Meinrath
as Self - Director, Open Technology Institute
- ZT
Zeynep Tufekci
as Self - Berkman Center, Harvard University
Kurt Andersen
as Self - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011
Wael Ghonim
as Self - Internet Activist
Directed by Joe Piscatella