The Cleaners
“Who is controlling what we see… and what we think?”
A deep dive into the hidden industry of digital cleaning, which rids the Internet of unwanted violence, porn and political content.
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Hans Block Director · Moritz Riesewick Director Georg Tschurtschenthaler Writer
United States release January 19, 2018 · Produced in Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United States · Languages English, German, Tagalog
Production
Beetz Brothers Film Production
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Grifa Filmes
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NDR
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VPRO
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I Wonder Pictures
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RBB
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WDR
Production
Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
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VPRO Television
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Brazil · Germany · Italy · Netherlands · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Im Schatten der Netzwelt
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Tagalog
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2018
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Denmark
March 17, 2018 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
France
June 15, 2018 · TV
Italy
April 14, 2019 · Premiere · Evento I Wonder Pictures
Netherlands
January 28, 2018 · Premiere · IFFR
May 17, 2018 · Theatrical
September 11, 2018 · TV · NPO 2
February 15, 2019 · Physical
Russia
April 19, 2018 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Spain
December 12, 2020 · TV
Switzerland
September 28, 2018 · Digital
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