Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, terrorized the United States for a period of nearly twenty years, sending homemade bombs through to the mail to seemingly random targets. He was apprehended by the FBI in 1996 at his Montana cabin following the largest manhunt in the agency’s history.
Director Tony Stone’s new film Ted K takes a look at who Ted K really was, and how his worldview led him to isolate from society and perpetrate his actions.
Sharlto Copley delivers a committed performance as Ted, seeking to understand him and not to judge him. I had the chance to speak to Copley and Stone about what drew them to Ted as a subject, the story they wanted to tell, and how they view him.
You can watch the video below, along with an official summary.
Interview with Sharlto Copley and Tony Stone on Ted K
Film summary:
From the brilliant mind of acclaimed director Tony Stone comes TED K – a bracing, cinematic journey into the tortured mind of The Unabomber. Deep in the American Rocky Mountains lived a man who sought refuge from modern society. His dark writings forewarned of a society ruled by technology.
As the outside world encroached on his mountain sanctuary, he slowly became radicalized with rage. What began with small acts of sabotage, culminated with deadly bomb attacks, national media attention, and the largest manhunt in American history. Actor Sharlto Copley brings a dark intensity and unnerving intimacy to this chilling portrait of America’s most notorious and enigmatic terrorist.
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Ted K opens in theaters and on digital on Friday, February 18th.