Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Documentary 2014 1 hr 53 min
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In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was in the process of constructing a film about abuses of national security in post-9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as “citizen four,” who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The film that resulted from this series of tense encounters is absolutely sui generis in the history of cinema. Citizenfour is a major work on multiple levels, and a deeply unsettling experience.
Documentary 2014 1 hr 53 min
96% 16+
Starring Edward Snowden, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
Director Laura Poitras

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Citizenfour
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In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was in the process of constructing a film about abuses of national security in post-9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as “citizen four,” who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The film that resulted from this series of tense encounters is absolutely sui generis in the history of cinema. Citizenfour is a major work on multiple levels, and a deeply unsettling experience.
16+ COMMON SENSE

Bold docu explores Edward Snowden's controversial actions.

96% TOMATOMETER

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Studio
HBO Documentary Films
Genre
Documentary
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 53 min
Rated
R

© 2014 Praxis Films

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English (United States) (AAC, Dolby 5.1, CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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