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The Dissident

  • 20202020
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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The Dissident (2020)
Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was critical of his beloved Saudi Arabia and of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's policies. On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul and never came out. His fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together clues to his brutal murder-and in their dogged quest for truth, they expose a global cover-up perpetrated by the very country he loved.
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When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
30K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,733
102
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    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
    • Stars
      • Omar Abdulaziz
      • Irfan Fidan
      • Recep Kiliç
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
    • Stars
      • Omar Abdulaziz
      • Irfan Fidan
      • Recep Kiliç
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    • 122User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Omar Abdulaziz
    Omar Abdulaziz
    • Self - Blogger and Activist
    • (as Omar Abdulaziz Alzahrani)
    Irfan Fidan
    Irfan Fidan
    • Self - Chief Prosecutor, Istanbul
    Recep Kiliç
    Recep Kiliç
    • Self - Istanbul Forensic Police
    • (as Recep Killic)
    Wadah Khanfar
    Wadah Khanfar
    • Self - Former Managing Director, Al Jazeera
    Resul Serdar Atas
    Resul Serdar Atas
    • Self - Director of News, TRT Arabic
    • (as Serdar Atas)
    John O. Brennan
    John O. Brennan
    • Self - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Director 2013 - 2017
    • (as John Brennan)
    Ayman Nour
    Ayman Nour
    • Self - Former Egyptian Presidential Candidate
    Iyad El-Baghdadi
    Iyad El-Baghdadi
    • Self - Arab Activist and Dissident
    Shane Harris
    Shane Harris
    • Self - Intelligence and National Security Journalist, The Washington Post
    Hatice Cengiz
    Hatice Cengiz
    • Self - Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée
    Mohamed Soltan
    Mohamed Soltan
    • Self - Egyptian American Activist
    David Ignatius
    David Ignatius
    • Self - Associate Editor, The Washington Post
    Turan Kislacki
    Turan Kislacki
    • Self - President, Turkish-Arab Media Assoc.
    Fatih Öke
    Fatih Öke
    • Self - Executive Director, Turkish-Arab Media Assoc.
    Fred Ryan
    Fred Ryan
    • Self - Publisher and CEO, The Washington Post
    Yasin Aktay
    Yasin Aktay
    • Self - AK Party Chairman Advisor
    • (as Prof. Dr. Yasin Aktay)
    Fahrettin Altun
    Fahrettin Altun
    • Self - Communications Director, Republic of Turkey
    Abdulhamit Gul
    Abdulhamit Gul
    • Self - Minister of Justice, Republic of Turkey
    • (as Abdülhamit Gül)
    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
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    • Quotes

      Self - Interviewee: In the last couple of months, every day, every night, just I'm waiting for bad news.

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      Üç Kiz Bir Ana
      Arranged and Performed by Derya Yildirim and Grup Simsek

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    Top review
    9/10
    The Evils of Money/Power
    A true masterpiece of showing us whats evils can be done through unlimited money & power! Have been following the murder news for quite sometime now. Hope Mr. Jamal Khasoggi gets his justice. R.I.P.
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    • Release date
      • January 8, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Turkish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El disidente
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Orwell Productions
      • Diamond Docs
      • Human Rights Foundation
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $57,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,000
      • Dec 27, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,993
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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