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The Dissident (2020)

PG-13 · 2020-12-25 · 1h 59m · EN
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The untold story of the murder that shook the world.

When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.

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Mark MonroeWriterBryan FogelDirector, Writer
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Jamal KhashoggiJamal KhashoggiSelf (archive footage)Omar AbdulazizOmar AbdulazizSelf - IntervieweeAgnès CallamardAgnès CallamardSelf - IntervieweeHatice CengizHatice CengizSelf - Intervieweeİrfan Fidanİrfan FidanSelf - Public ProsecutorPrince Mohammed bin Salman al SaudPrince Mohammed bin Salman al SaudSelf (Footage)John O. BrennanJohn O. BrennanSelf - IntervieweeFahrettin AltunFahrettin AltunSelf - IntervieweeAnthony J. FerranteAnthony J. FerranteSelf - IntervieweeAbdulhamit GulAbdulhamit GulSelf - IntervieweeDonald TrumpDonald TrumpSelf (archive footage)

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What is The Dissident about?

When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.

How long is The Dissident?

The Dissident has a runtime of 119 minutes.

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