Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World (2024)
They call themselves Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear or Voodoo Bear. Elite units of the Russian secret services are hidden behind these code names. They are among the most dangerous hackers in the world. The bears were already in the computer of then-Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015, interfered in the US election campaign in 2016 and are currently influencing the war in Ukraine. The makers of the successful YouTube channel “Simplicissimus” in co-production with funk and SWR are back and show the destructive potential of state hacking with this documentary. With the help of leading German hackers, cyberspace experts and a lot of humor, they delicately demystify the Russian bears: Who are the people behind them? How do they operate? And what makes them so incredibly dangerous?
Directors:
David, Jonas.
Writers:
Jonas, David.
https://www.ardmediathek.de/film/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9zZGIvc3RJZC8xNTg4
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Jonas as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Claudia Haydt as Self - Interviewee |
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Florian Flade as Self - Interviewee |
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Hakan Tanriverdi as Self - Interviewee |
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Kerstin Zettl-Schabath as Self - Interviewee |
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Stephan Mayer as Self - Interviewee |
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Tabea Rößner as Self - Interviewee |
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Victor Zhora as Self - Interviewee |
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Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage) |
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Donald Trump as Self (archive footage) |
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Hillary Clinton as Self (archive footage) |
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John Podesta as Self (archive footage) |
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Alexei Navalny as Self (archive footage) |
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson as Self (archive footage) |
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Ingo Zamperoni as Self (archive footage) |
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Keir Simmons as Self (archive footage) |
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Linus Neumann as Self - Interviewee |
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Angela Merkel as Self (archive footage) |
| Production | Cristian Kiesling | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jaïr Mahazri | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jonas | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jonas | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Jakob Werner | 2D Artist |
| Production | David | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jonas | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Lenz Schöler | 3D Animator |
| Editing | Lucas Hilbert | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Nora Friese | 2D Artist |
| Art | Paul Lühnsdorf | Art Direction |
| Writing | David | Screenplay |
| Directing | David | Director |
| Directing | Jonas | Director |
| Production | Julia | Researcher |
| Crew | Stefan Spiegel | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Cristian Kiesling | Producer |
| Camera | Jaïr Mahazri | Camera Operator |
| Production | Sam Verdonschot | Producer |
| Crew | Tim Windelschmidt | Technical Supervisor |
| Lighting | Dane van Wankum | Gaffer |
| Production | Jochen Dickbertel | Production Manager |
| Crew | Lukas Meya | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Lucas Hilbert | Sound Designer |
| Production | Varvara Molchanova | Producer |
| Crew | Sabine Harder | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Mareen Kothe | Production Manager |
| Production | Sabine Reiboldt | Production Manager |
| Camera | Tilo Gummel | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Maryam Bonakdar | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Jan-Niclas Wischhusen | Researcher |
| Editing | Rik Mahieu | Colorist |
| Crew | Lucas Hilbert | Technical Supervisor |
