Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016) is an American documentary you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Nanette Burstein.

McAfee built the first commercial antivirus software, made the Forbes list — then vanished from the corporate world and relocated to Belize, where he assembled an armed compound with a revolving crew of young bodyguards and a sideline pharmacy of murky purpose. When his neighbor was shot dead in 2012, Belizean authorities named him a suspect. What followed was months on the run: border crossings, disguises, and journalist interviews granted with a gun in his hand. Burstein's film draws on footage from that period and candid conversations with people from his orbit. It doesn't settle whether McAfee was a visionary or a criminal — but it makes you understand how a person can stop seeing the difference. Stream Gringo online on iFILM.