Citizenfour

AA
1h 54m
2014
7.748 /10 (1,316)

Overview

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

Country : Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages : English, Deutsch, Português
Released Date: 2014-10-10

Top Billed Cast

Edward Snowden

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Glenn Greenwald

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Laura Poitras

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William Binney

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Barack Obama

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Jacob Appelbaum

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Julian Assange

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Jeremy Scahill

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Kevin Bankston

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Ewen MacAskill

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Lindsay Mills

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