The Dissident

Name: The Dissident
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-12-25
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud, İrfan Fidan, Agnès Callamard

2020·Movie·PG-13·119 min·★ 7.2(126)

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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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About The Dissident

The Dissident is a 2020 English-language documentary film directed by Bryan Fogel. The cast is led by Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel.

The Dissident was produced by Diamond Docs, Human Rights Foundation, and Orwell Productions and made in Turkey and United States of America. It was released on December 25, 2020, and carries a PG-13 certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Bryan Fogel
Writers: Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe
Release date: December 25, 2020
OTT release: December 18, 2020
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Turkey, United States of America
Box office: $0 million
Production: Diamond Docs, Human Rights Foundation, Orwell Productions

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The Dissident cast & crew

The Dissident was directed by Bryan Fogel and written by Bryan Fogel and Mark Monroe.

The cast features Jamal Khashoggi as Self (archive footage), Omar Abdulaziz as Self - Interviewee, Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud as Self (Footage), İrfan Fidan as Self - Public Prosecutor, Agnès Callamard as Self - Interviewee, and Hatice Cengiz as Self - Interviewee.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Thor Halvorssen and Jake Swantko.

Is The Dissident worth watching?

The Dissident holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 126 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, The Dissident is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Dissident

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It first became available to stream digitally on December 18, 2020.

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