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Film Review: The Fifth Estate

Two sides to a story? Always. Example - Ned Kelly, one side calls him a hero that stood up to a corrupt police department, the other a murderer and a thief. The arguments for both sides continue. For the continuing saga that is Julian Assange and Wikileaks? Probably a lot more than two. This creates interesting debate, but for filmmakers trying to create a good film, it's a dilemma. Which side do you focus on? (Or sides?) The whole Assange/Wikileaks is now multifaceted and ever changing. Trying to pin it down, would require superhuman speed and he's busy. Bill Condon directs, he has previously directed Dreamgirls and Kinsey, but is probably best known for having directed the last two Twilight films. Something that may connect him to the subject of this film, best known for something you would prefer not to be. (Twilight fans, don't hate me, I enjoyed those films as much as you) For Mr Condon, we will call it "inspiration" - he went to two books, the fir