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Kingdom of Silence

An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder. Featuring interviews and footage that explore his personal and professional relationships with Saudi rulers, jihadists and fellow global jour...

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Rick Rowley

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[faint indistinct chatter] - Kingdom of Silence

[faint indistinct chatter]

[static crackling] - Kingdom of Silence

[static crackling]

- It says...
- [woman] On Tuesday, - Kingdom of Silence

- It says... - [woman] On Tuesday,

[man] There is an anxiety - Kingdom of Silence

[man] There is an anxiety

[woman] The Saudi government
still offering - Kingdom of Silence

[woman] The Saudi government still offering

[Salem] Jamal worked
directly for the royal family - Kingdom of Silence

[Salem] Jamal worked directly for the royal family

He was a loyal Saudi, - Kingdom of Silence

He was a loyal Saudi,

Speaking Arabic - Kingdom of Silence

Speaking Arabic

[woman] Turkish officials have
audio and video recordings - Kingdom of Silence

[woman] Turkish officials have audio and video recordings

[Wright] Jamal enjoyed access
to princely protection, - Kingdom of Silence

[Wright] Jamal enjoyed access to princely protection,

[Maloney] He was already
in danger, - Kingdom of Silence

[Maloney] He was already in danger,

The Saudi monarchy
operates like the Mafia, - Kingdom of Silence

The Saudi monarchy operates like the Mafia,

[man] This lays out
in forensic detail - Kingdom of Silence

[man] This lays out in forensic detail

We were always doing all this
work for something bigger, - Kingdom of Silence

We were always doing all this work for something bigger,

Anybody that tells you
that they know - Kingdom of Silence

Anybody that tells you that they know

[man] This is the worst moment - Kingdom of Silence

[man] This is the worst moment

[Obaid] I mean,
the moral of the story is... - Kingdom of Silence

[Obaid] I mean, the moral of the story is...

[static crackling] - Kingdom of Silence

[static crackling]

[man] The United States
is condoning the murder - Kingdom of Silence

[man] The United States is condoning the murder

I'm a Saudi journalist, uh, - Kingdom of Silence

I'm a Saudi journalist, uh,

[woman] Okay, and why?
Why did you self-exile? - Kingdom of Silence

[woman] Okay, and why? Why did you self-exile?

[Faris as Khashoggi]
How breathtakingly fast - Kingdom of Silence

[Faris as Khashoggi] How breathtakingly fast

Saudi Arabia is the only
home we know or want, - Kingdom of Silence

Saudi Arabia is the only home we know or want,

How did all this change? - Kingdom of Silence

How did all this change?

I was a teenager
in the 1970s - Kingdom of Silence

I was a teenager in the 1970s

As a Saudi journalist
starting my career, - Kingdom of Silence

As a Saudi journalist starting my career,

Scholars and the people were
brimming with expectations. - Kingdom of Silence

Scholars and the people were brimming with expectations.

And the United States - Kingdom of Silence

And the United States

[Rundell] The Saudi-American
relationship - Kingdom of Silence

[Rundell] The Saudi-American relationship

The Saudis were a reservoir
of global energy. - Kingdom of Silence

The Saudis were a reservoir of global energy.

I was a foreign service
officer for 30 years. - Kingdom of Silence

I was a foreign service officer for 30 years.

Basically, everybody
from Jimmy Carter - Kingdom of Silence

Basically, everybody from Jimmy Carter

There's really nobody-- - Kingdom of Silence

There's really nobody--

The American government
really had no relations - Kingdom of Silence

The American government really had no relations

[Brennan] Administration
after administration, - Kingdom of Silence

[Brennan] Administration after administration,

I was working
at the CIA in Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Silence

I was working at the CIA in Saudi Arabia

It was soon after King Fahd
rose to the throne. - Kingdom of Silence

It was soon after King Fahd rose to the throne.

And during that period - Kingdom of Silence

And during that period

We were very concerned
about making sure - Kingdom of Silence

We were very concerned about making sure

[indistinct chatter] - Kingdom of Silence

[indistinct chatter]

The whole kingdom
is Saudi Arabia, - Kingdom of Silence

The whole kingdom is Saudi Arabia,

You can get totally lost - Kingdom of Silence

You can get totally lost

[indistinct chatter] - Kingdom of Silence

[indistinct chatter]

There are spats
and there are factions, - Kingdom of Silence

There are spats and there are factions,

And in the category
of nonroyals, - Kingdom of Silence

And in the category of nonroyals,

I don't think there was
any place in Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Silence

I don't think there was any place in Saudi Arabia

[helicopter rotors whirring] - Kingdom of Silence

[helicopter rotors whirring]

We talked
about the schizophrenia - Kingdom of Silence

We talked about the schizophrenia

[indistinct chatter] - Kingdom of Silence

[indistinct chatter]

It is one step
below a theocracy. - Kingdom of Silence

It is one step below a theocracy.

From the beginning
of our relationship, - Kingdom of Silence

From the beginning of our relationship,

[man] speaking Arabic - Kingdom of Silence

[man] speaking Arabic

[call to prayer playing
over loudspeakers] - Kingdom of Silence

[call to prayer playing over loudspeakers]

They can believe
what they want to believe - Kingdom of Silence

They can believe what they want to believe

But that totally changed - Kingdom of Silence

But that totally changed

[artillery firing] - Kingdom of Silence

[artillery firing]

Afghanistan was
the major Islamic cause - Kingdom of Silence

Afghanistan was the major Islamic cause

Americans did not want
to appear - Kingdom of Silence

Americans did not want to appear

Everybody knew about it, - Kingdom of Silence

Everybody knew about it,

And Saudi Arabia should be
appreciated for that. - Kingdom of Silence

And Saudi Arabia should be appreciated for that.

And it was a big story, which,
uh, kind of, uh, made my name - Kingdom of Silence

And it was a big story, which, uh, kind of, uh, made my name

[chanting continues] - Kingdom of Silence

[chanting continues]

Despite geographical barriers - Kingdom of Silence

Despite geographical barriers

As many as 1,000 Arab youths
are here in Afghanistan. - Kingdom of Silence

As many as 1,000 Arab youths are here in Afghanistan.

They are actively involved
in the war. - Kingdom of Silence

They are actively involved in the war.

Most come
from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, - Kingdom of Silence

Most come from Saudi Arabia, Egypt,

The assistant
to the commander - Kingdom of Silence

The assistant to the commander

Jamal Khashoggi,
I remember, - Kingdom of Silence

Jamal Khashoggi, I remember,

You are talking
about a journey - Kingdom of Silence

You are talking about a journey

You could, uh, face ambushes
from the Soviets. - Kingdom of Silence

You could, uh, face ambushes from the Soviets.

But on top of being scared, - Kingdom of Silence

But on top of being scared,

Finally, you are, uh,
making the history - Kingdom of Silence

Finally, you are, uh, making the history

So all this makes you
forget that threat, - Kingdom of Silence

So all this makes you forget that threat,

He did not have much
of a reputation then, - Kingdom of Silence

He did not have much of a reputation then,

It was a propitious moment
in Jamal's career. - Kingdom of Silence

It was a propitious moment in Jamal's career.

He was somewhat blinded - Kingdom of Silence

He was somewhat blinded

[Khashoggi] I met Osama
the first time - Kingdom of Silence

[Khashoggi] I met Osama the first time

He was the leader or,
as he used to be called, - Kingdom of Silence

He was the leader or, as he used to be called,

[Wright] Osama bin Laden - Kingdom of Silence

[Wright] Osama bin Laden

[Bishara] Jamal and I, - Kingdom of Silence

[Bishara] Jamal and I,

Jamal was one of those
important sources, - Kingdom of Silence

Jamal was one of those important sources,

He was sitting on this
crossroad of relationship - Kingdom of Silence

He was sitting on this crossroad of relationship

But of course, we would take
a lot of what he said - Kingdom of Silence

But of course, we would take a lot of what he said

There weren't many
Saudi or other journalists - Kingdom of Silence

There weren't many Saudi or other journalists

The United States
and Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Silence

The United States and Saudi Arabia

[Soufan] I started working
on Osama bin Laden - Kingdom of Silence

[Soufan] I started working on Osama bin Laden

I read Arabic media, - Kingdom of Silence

I read Arabic media,

The Saudis had a lot to gain - Kingdom of Silence

The Saudis had a lot to gain

The Saudis were working
very closely - Kingdom of Silence

The Saudis were working very closely

They used to come and visit
Ronald Reagan - Kingdom of Silence

They used to come and visit Ronald Reagan

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An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder. Featuring interviews and footage that explore his personal and professional relationships with Saudi rulers, jihadists and fellow global jour...

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Director: Rick Rowley

Writer: Lawrence Wright

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Nov 2020

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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