TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard
A candid, politically charged portrait of The Pirate Bay founders as their file-sharing project collides with the global media industry and the law.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- serious
- politically engaged
- intimate
- technology documentary night
- political discussion viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Pirate Bay founders confront media-industry claims of copyright violation while defending open access to information.
Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij, and Peter Sunde are presented through their interpersonal dynamics as well as their legal battle.
The film follows The Pirate Bay and its founders as representatives of a digital subculture challenging established media institutions.
The protagonists’ piracy case becomes a confrontation with the global media industry and its institutional resources.
Films like TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard, and why
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
technology-focused documentary examining digital disruption, intellectual property, and institutional power
Downloaded
investigative documentary about online piracy, copyright enforcement, and the conflict between internet culture and media industries
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
digitally oriented documentary exploring hacking, surveillance, and contested information freedoms
Movie Details
- Director
- Simon Klose
- Release Date
- 2013-02-08
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (365)
Cast
- Gottfrid Svartholm
- Fredrik Neij
- Peter Sunde
- Rasmus Fleischer
- Håkan Roswall
- Henrik Pontén
- Monique Wadsted
- Per Sundin
- Bert Karlsson
Common questions
- What is TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard about?
- A candid, politically charged portrait of The Pirate Bay founders as their file-sharing project collides with the global media industry and the law.
- What is TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard.
- Which films are like TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard?
- Films with a similar feel include The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, Downloaded, and We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists.
- How long is TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard?
- TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard runs 82 minutes.
