The Dissident

2020, Documentary, 1h 59m

94 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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The Dissident offers little catharsis in its unflinching look at a grisly murder -- and gives no quarter in its forceful reminder of the fragility of free speech. Read critic reviews

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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.

Cast & Crew

Bryan Fogel
Director
Bryan Fogel
Writer
Mark Monroe
Writer
David Fialkow
Executive Producer
Jim Swartz
Executive Producer
Bryan Fogel
Producer
Thor Halvorssen
Producer
Mark Monroe
Producer
Jake Swantko
Producer
Adam Peters
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Jake Swantko
Cinematographer
Scott D. Hanson
Film Editor
James Leche
Film Editor
Wyatt Rogowski
Film Editor
Avner Shiloah
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Gary Breslin
Art Director
Matthew Turke
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