Zero Days

2016 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 9,916 VOTES · DIR. Alex Gibney

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Overview

Alex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to specifically sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the complex computer worm ended up not only infecting its intended target but also spreading uncontrollably.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,987 lines

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00:00:46 Through the darkness
00:05:47 What was it about the Stuxnet operation
00:11:27 pick apart the threat,
00:15:16 It was doing something with Siemens,
00:19:48 an industrial control system hold a unique identifier number
00:25:03 It was more of an R & D program.
00:31:26 and the other pieces, they are made from metal.
00:37:06 To me, that doesn't make any difference.
00:42:57 At that time, things became very scary to us.
00:47:32 Israel, we live in a very rough neighborhood
00:53:09 essentially, the conducting of the nation's military affairs
00:57:39 - Gibney: Exactly where did you work? - NSA Source: Fort Meade.
01:02:32 that we look at and that's, what should we do?
01:06:33 It's not connected to the Internet. It's its own isolated network.
01:10:51 So the computer's sitting there thinking,
01:15:24 Chien: When we got the first sample,
01:19:14 and then spread all over the world
01:24:18 Iran's nuclear facilities expanded with the construction of Fordow
01:28:54 Is that not a problem?
01:33:23 want our nation to be doing up here in the cyber domain.
01:37:36 and it's something that they now feel legitimated to do as well.
01:42:07 were what encouraged them to plan to set up the cyber army,
01:46:45 where we have a more sane discussion?
01:51:25 Well, forward-leaning.

Cast & Characters

Yossi Melman Self
Ralph Langner Self
Emad Kiyaei Self
Richard A. Clarke Self
Eric Chien Self
Liam O'Murchu Self
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Hillary Clinton Self (archive footage) Mikhail Gorbachev Self (archive footage) Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Self (archive footage)
Abdul Qadeer Khan Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Benjamin Netanyahu Self (archive footage) Joanne Tucker NSA Character
Allison Cohn Background Performer
Camilo Quiroz-Vazquez Background Performer
Tadashi Mitsui Background Performer
Julian Seltzer Background Performer
Joe Lieberman Self (archive footage)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,987
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:00:46
Final line01:51:25

Production Record

DirectorAlex Gibney
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$109,649
IMDb votes9,916

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