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  • #chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator (2013)
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    74 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
#chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator (2013)
Not Rated
74 min | Documentary, Action, Biography

From the Chicago suburbs, an American teenager helps run the Syrian revolution. With social media, she helps her network expose regime atrocities. But as the violence rages everyone must choose their weapon: Facebook or AK-47s.
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Director
Composers
Robert Amjarv | Bennett Barbakow | Christopher Hoyt Knight (as Christopher H. Knight)
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Updated Nov 25, 2013

Release date
May 18, 2014 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Ala'a Basatneh
Self - #chicagoGirl Self - #chicagoGirl   See fewer
Aous Al-Mubarak
Self (as Aous al-Mubarak) Self (as Aous al-Mubarak)   See fewer
Bassel Shehadeh
Self (as Bassel Shahade) Self (as Bassel Shahade)   See fewer
Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara
Self - Citizen Journalist Self - Citizen Journalist   See fewer
David Gorodyansky
Self - Internet Security Expert Self - Internet Security Expert   See fewer
Sascha Meinrath
Self - Director, Open Technology Institute Self - Director, Open Technology Institute   See fewer
Zeynep Tüfekçi
Self - Berkman Center, Harvard University (as Zeynep Tufekci) Self - Berkman Center, Harvard University (as Zeynep Tufekci)   See fewer
Kurt Andersen
Self - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011 Self - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011   See fewer
Wael Ghonim
Self - Internet Activist (archive footage) Self - Internet Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Louie Basatneh
Self - Ala'a's Brother Self - Ala'a's Brother   See fewer
Maher Basatneh
Self - Ala'a's Father Self - Ala'a's Father   See fewer
Bashar al-Assad
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Amr Al-Azm
Self - Former Member, Syrian National Council (as Dr. Amr Al Azm) Self - Former Member, Syrian National Council (as Dr. Amr Al Azm)   See fewer
Hafez al-Assad
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
James Galvin
Self - Author, 'Arab Uprisings' (as Prof. James Gelvin) Self - Author, 'Arab Uprisings' (as Prof. James Gelvin)   See fewer
Clay Shirky
Self - NYU School of Journalism Self - NYU School of Journalism   See fewer
Vint Cerf
Self - Co-inventor of the Internet (as Vinton Cerf) Self - Co-inventor of the Internet (as Vinton Cerf)   See fewer
Jillian York
Self - Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation Self - Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation   See fewer
Kofi Annan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Cameron
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Anderson Cooper
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Amy Goodman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicolas Sarkozy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Walters
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Williams
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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