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The Dissident

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.

Director

Bryan Fogel

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, thriller

Box Office

$57,000

Production

Diamond Docs,Human Rights Foundation

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award4 wins & 12 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.thedissident.com/

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Fahrettin Altun

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John O. Brennan

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Anthony J. Ferrante

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John Scott-Railton

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Agnès Callamard

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Iyad El-Baghdadi

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Jamal Khashoggi

Self - Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Bin Salman

Self - President of the United States

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Self - Interviewee

[MAN SPEAKING IN ARABIC] - The Dissident

[MAN SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

OMAR [IN ENGLISH]:
I didn't want to believe
in the beginning, - The Dissident

OMAR [IN ENGLISH]: I didn't want to believe in the begi...

MALE NEWS ANCHOR [IN ENGLISH]:
Prominent Saudi journalist - The Dissident

MALE NEWS ANCHOR [IN ENGLISH]: Prominent Saudi journalist

But I didn't know that,
you know, - The Dissident

But I didn't know that, you know,

FEMALE NEWS ANCHOR [IN ENGLISH]: On Tuesday, Jamal Khashoggi - The Dissident

FEMALE NEWS ANCHOR [IN ENGLISH]: On Tuesday, Jamal Khashoggi

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING] - The Dissident

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]

FEMALE NEWS ANCHOR:
Once an adviser and friend - The Dissident

FEMALE NEWS ANCHOR: Once an adviser and friend

And is an outspoken critic
of his government's policies. - The Dissident

And is an outspoken critic of his government's policies...

I'm 60 years old,
and I want to enjoy life, - The Dissident

I'm 60 years old, and I want to enjoy life,

Unfortunately,
the government treated me - The Dissident

Unfortunately, the government treated me

We cry when we hear
that the hero is killed. - The Dissident

We cry when we hear that the hero is killed.

But his works, - The Dissident

MALE INTERVIEWER [IN ENGLISH]: - The Dissident

MALE INTERVIEWER [IN ENGLISH]:

MALE REPORTER [IN ENGLISH]:
We know from here that - The Dissident

MALE REPORTER [IN ENGLISH]: We know from here that

...in Istanbul, seekingpaperwork to marry his fiancée. - The Dissident

...in Istanbul, seekingpaperwork to marry his fiancée.

And was still waiting
for him after 1:00 a.m. - The Dissident

And was still waiting for him after 1:00 a.m.

MALE REPORTER 1 [IN ENGLISH]:
Saudi officials
have denied that - The Dissident

MALE REPORTER 1 [IN ENGLISH]: Saudi officials have denied th...

MALE REPORTER 2:
Jamal Khashoggi has
reportedly been missing - The Dissident

MALE REPORTER 2: Jamal Khashoggi has reportedly been missing

Turkey says that
they will be cooperating - The Dissident

Turkey says that they will be cooperating

FEMALE REPORTER:
The consulate said
it had no comment - The Dissident

FEMALE REPORTER: The consulate said it had no comment

[MALE REPORTERS SPEAKING
IN ARABIC] - The Dissident

[MALE REPORTERS SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING] - The Dissident

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] - The Dissident

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

[IN ARABIC]: - The Dissident

[LAUGHTER] - The Dissident

WADAH KHANFAR [IN ENGLISH]: - The Dissident

WADAH KHANFAR [IN ENGLISH]:

But since then, I'm happy
to see from his biography, - The Dissident

But since then, I'm happy to see from his biography,

SERDAR ATAS [IN ENGLISH]: - The Dissident

SERDAR ATAS [IN ENGLISH]:

I was criticizing everything - The Dissident

I was criticizing everything

[POLICE SIREN WAILING] - The Dissident

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

MALE REPORTER:
The Saudi King's jet carries - The Dissident

MALE REPORTER: The Saudi King's jet carries

Waiting at the bottom of it at Gatwick Airport this morning - The Dissident

Waiting at the bottom of it at Gatwick Airport this morning

The king of one
of the most closed
societies in the world - The Dissident

The king of one of the most closed societies in the world

The Saudi government
and the monarchy - The Dissident

The Saudi government and the monarchy

The founder of Saudi Arabia,
King Abdulaziz, - The Dissident

The founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz,

And political power,
as well as economic power, - The Dissident

And political power, as well as economic power,

MALE NARRATOR:
A pivotal country
saw a lavish welcome - The Dissident

MALE NARRATOR: A pivotal country saw a lavish welcome

JOHN:
Once King Abdulaziz died, - The Dissident

JOHN: Once King Abdulaziz died,

OMAR:
King Salman became the king - The Dissident

OMAR: King Salman became the king

SCOTT PELLEY: A new king
reigns in a country - The Dissident

SCOTT PELLEY: A new king reigns in a country

When they passed
from the scene, - The Dissident

When they passed from the scene,

[METAL DOOR CREAKING] - The Dissident

[METAL DOOR CREAKING]

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] - The Dissident

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

[IN ENGLISH] - The Dissident

[CAR HORNS BLARING IN DISTANCE] - The Dissident

[CAR HORNS BLARING IN DISTANCE]

[ALL CHANTING IN ARABIC] - The Dissident

[ALL CHANTING IN ARABIC]

ALL [CHANTING ARABIC]: - The Dissident

ALL [CHANTING ARABIC]:

Protesters forcing change earlier this year in Tunisia, - The Dissident

Protesters forcing change earlier this year in Tunisia,

[CHEERING] - The Dissident

[GUNFIRE] - The Dissident

[DISTANT POLICE SIREN BLARING] - The Dissident

[DISTANT POLICE SIREN BLARING]

[GUNFIRE] - The Dissident

Let's not exchange sensitive
information until you arrive. - The Dissident

Let's not exchange sensitive information until you arri...

I tell people
that Jamal and I - The Dissident

I tell people that Jamal and I

But in 2012, he started
following me on Twitter. - The Dissident

But in 2012, he started following me on Twitter.

He was very interested
in social media - The Dissident

He was very interested in social media

So, Twitter became
the parliament of the Arabs. - The Dissident

So, Twitter became the parliament of the Arabs.

INTERVIEWER: - The Dissident

MALE NEWS ANCHOR [IN ENGLISH]:
...already proposed a series - The Dissident

MALE NEWS ANCHOR [IN ENGLISH]: ...already proposed a series

The highly anticipated
2030 Vision - The Dissident

The highly anticipated 2030 Vision

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR:
The man behind it all, - The Dissident

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: The man behind it all,

AMANPOUR:
And critics say, MBS, - The Dissident

AMANPOUR: And critics say, MBS,

JOHN BRENNAN:
I had met Mohammed Salman - The Dissident

JOHN BRENNAN: I had met Mohammed Salman

We understood
that he was very ambitious, - The Dissident

We understood that he was very ambitious,

He pushed aside
King Salman's half-brother, - The Dissident

He pushed aside King Salman's half-brother,

FEMALE REPORTER 1: He's being described as the power behind the throne, - The Dissident

FEMALE REPORTER 1: He's being described as the power...

FEMALE REPORTER 2:
He is emancipating women, - The Dissident

FEMALE REPORTER 2: He is emancipating women,

[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRRING] - The Dissident

[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRRING]

America will not seek to impose
our way of life on others, - The Dissident

America will not seek to impose our way of life on others,

What three million people working - The Dissident

What three million people working

SHANE HARRIS:
What my sources told me - The Dissident

SHANE HARRIS: What my sources told me

Three billion dollars, - The Dissident

Three billion dollars,

OMAR [IN ENGLISH]: - The Dissident

OMAR [IN ENGLISH]:

He said that he's milking
the country. - The Dissident

He said that he's milking the country.

I'm sure
Saudi Arabian officials - The Dissident

I'm sure Saudi Arabian officials

I think all of us, as Saudis,
should worry about it. - The Dissident

I think all of us, as Saudis, should worry about it.

I strongly believe that
the struggle for democracy - The Dissident

I strongly believe that the struggle for democracy

WADAH: When Jamal heard
that statement, - The Dissident

WADAH: When Jamal heard that statement,

MBS put together a plan
to control the public sphere. - The Dissident

MBS put together a plan to control the public sphere.

Saud al-Qahtani,
MBS's right-hand man, - The Dissident

Saud al-Qahtani, MBS's right-hand man,

...creating Twitter army
of trolls - The Dissident

...creating Twitter army of trolls

MALE REPORTER: Al-Qahtani worked behind the scenes - The Dissident

MALE REPORTER: Al-Qahtani worked behind the scenes

FEMALE REPORTER:
Qahtani was known
for targeting those - The Dissident

FEMALE REPORTER: Qahtani was known for targeting those

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING] - The Dissident

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]

The people were
not even being dissidents. - The Dissident

The people were not even being dissidents.

MAN 2: These were the thought-makers, - The Dissident

MAN 2: These were the thought-makers,

[IN ARABIC] - The Dissident

[PEOPLE CHATTERING] - The Dissident

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[IN ENGLISH] - The Dissident

MALE NEWS ANCHOR:
For the first time,
we are now hearing - The Dissident

MALE NEWS ANCHOR: For the first time, we are now hearing

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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.

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Director: Bryan Fogel

Writer: Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe

Production: Diamond Docs,Human Rights Foundation

Genre: documentary, crime, thriller

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $57,000

Released: 08 Jan 2021

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award4 wins & 12 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.thedissident.com/

Also watch: Nico, 1988, QT8: The First Eight, Six Minutes to Midnight, The White Tiger, Psycho Goreman, Searching for Sugar Man, Harriet, Any Given Sunday, Fyre, My Octopus Teacher, Four Brothers, Miss Sloane, Emma, Nomadland, Yesterday, Promising Young Woman