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      The Dissident

      2020, Documentary, 1h 59m

      97 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.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing/Violent Material)

      • Genre: Documentary

      • Original Language: Arabic

      • Director: Bryan Fogel

      • Producer: Bryan Fogel, Thor Halvorssen, Mark Monroe, Jake Swantko

      • Writer: Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $40.0K

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      • Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment

      • Production Co: Diamond Docs

      Cast & Crew

      David Fialkow
      Jim Swartz
      Adam Peters
      Jake Swantko
      Scott D. Hanson
      James Leche
      Wyatt Rogowski
      Avner Shiloah
      Gary Breslin
      Matthew Turke

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