Citizenfour

    Genre
    Biography, Documentary, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    114 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2014
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Germany, UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English, German, Portuguese
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Laura Poitras
CAST INCLUDES:
William Binney, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). This Oscar winning doc is rated an impeccable 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and was heralded by the New York Times as " a tense and frightening thriller that blends the brisk globe-trotting of the "Bourne" movies with the spooky, atmospheric effects of a Japanese horror film."

SYNOPSIS

After Laura Poitras received encrypted emails from someone with information on the government’s massive covert-surveillance programs, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong to meet the sender, who turned out to be Edward Snowden.

Citizenfour

    Genre
    Biography, Documentary, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    114 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2014
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Germany, UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English, German, Portuguese
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Laura Poitras
CAST INCLUDES
William Binney, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald
CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). This Oscar winning doc is rated an impeccable 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and was heralded by the New York Times as " a tense and frightening thriller that blends the brisk globe-trotting of the "Bourne" movies with the spooky, atmospheric effects of a Japanese horror film."

After Laura Poitras received encrypted emails from someone with information on the government’s massive covert-surveillance programs, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong to meet the sender, who turned out to be Edward Snowden.

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