Secrecy

The�classificationuniverse�isinvisibletomostofus,yettheproductionofgovernmentalclassifiedsecretdocumentsinvolvesmillionsofpeople.Andgovernmentsecrecyisgrowing,vastlyoutpacingthecirculationofopeninformation.Thestatistics,asmuchascanbegathered,arestaggering.Inasinglerecentyear,theUnitedStatesgovernmentclassifiedaboutfivetimesthenumberofpagesaddedtotheLibraryofCongress;thecostisabouteightbilliondollarsayear--justtokeepsecretssecret.Now,70yearsafterthebuildersofthebombcreatedanationalinformationsecuritysystemandjustafewyearsafter9/11,agovernmentsecrecycrisisislooming.Thecombinationofadeclaredwaronterrorismandthecurtailmentofcivillibertiessetsthestagetoasksomecriticalquestions.Whendoessecurityerode,ratherthanenhance,democracy?Canburyingtoomuchinformationactuallyunderminenationalsecurity?Secrecy,thestylisticallyelegantandprovocativenewfilmbyRobbMossandPeterGalison,exploresthehiddenworldofnationalsecuritypolicybyexaminingthemanyimplicationsofsecrecy,bothforgovernmentandindividuals.Combininganimation,installations,amesmerizingscore,andrivetinginterviews,thefilmtakesusinsidetheinvertedworldofgovernmentsecrecyaswesharetheexperiencesoflawyers,CIAanalysts,andtheordinarypeopleforwhomsecrecybecomesamatteroflifeanddeath.--©SundanceFilmFestival<br/>　　烂番茄小组<br/>　　<ahref=&quot;https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.douban.com%2Fgroup%2Frottentomatoes%2F&quot;>http://www.douban.co<wbr/>m/group/rottentomato<wbr/>es/</a>