Snowden’s Great Escape

On 5 June 2013, first revelations arising from the documents provided by the ex-NSA employee Edward Snowden are published in a Guardian article. This documentary takes you on a visit through Snowden’s time in Hong Kong and his effort to try to get to safety in Latin America. The 29-year old computer specialist had just become ‛USA’s public enemy number one’ – making him a significant pawn on the chessboard of international politics. After applying for asylum in 20 countries – including Iceland, Norway and Finland – it is Russia’s Putin who comes to his rescue. After 40 long days in Terminal F, on 1 August 2013, Snowden steps out of the airport and on to Russian ground. With exclusive access to a number of key players like Julian Assange, Sarah Harrison, and Edward Snowden this international coproduction reconstructs the events, showing what really went on, in the days Snowden tried to escape one of the largest manhunts the world have seen.