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Citizenfour

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 54m
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Citizenfour (2014)
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
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A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.

  • Director
    • Laura Poitras
  • Writer
    • Laura Poitras
  • Stars
    • Edward Snowden
    • Glenn Greenwald
    • William Binney
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    60K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Laura Poitras
    • Writer
      • Laura Poitras
    • Stars
      • Edward Snowden
      • Glenn Greenwald
      • William Binney
    • 129User reviews
    • 200Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 44 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:27
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    Top Cast36

    Edward Snowden
    Edward Snowden
    • Self
    Glenn Greenwald
    Glenn Greenwald
    • Self
    William Binney
    William Binney
    • Self
    Jacob Appelbaum
    Jacob Appelbaum
    • Self
    Ewen MacAskill
    Ewen MacAskill
    • Self
    Jeremy Scahill
    Jeremy Scahill
    • Self
    M. Margaret McKeown
    • Self - Judge
    Kevin Bankston
    • Self - attorney representing Carolyn Jewel
    Harry Pregerson
    • Self - Judge
    H. Thomas Byron
    • Self - Government Representative
    Michael Daly Hawkins
    • Self - Judge
    Jonathan Man
    • Self - Human Rights Lawyer
    Robert Tibbo
    • Self - Human Rights Lawyer
    • (voice)
    José Casado
    • Self
    Roberto Kaz
    • Self
    • (as Robert Kaz)
    Julian Borger
    • Self - Editor, The Guardian
    Paul Johnson
    • Self
    Nick Hopkins
    • Self
    • Director
      • Laura Poitras
    • Writer
      • Laura Poitras
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Director Laura Poitras edited the film in Germany after flying directly there from Hong Kong with the Edward Snowden footage, to prevent the FBI from showing up with a search warrant for her hard drives.
    • Goofs
      In the second CNN item (Friday, 53'), the Hebrew characters on the mobile phone in the background aren't censored in the first two shots. Afterwards the background has changed to only leave Latin characters on the dial pad.
    • Quotes
      • Edward Snowden: Assume your adversary is capable of one trillion guesses per second.
    • Connections
      Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      02 Ghosts I
      Performed by Nine Inch Nails
      Written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
      Courtesy of The Null Corporation
      Engineered by Chris Holmes

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    FAQ1

    • In an interview Snowden states that if a person is pretenting to be asleep, you can't wake them up. What does this mean?

    Details

    • Release date
      • November 28, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 第四公民
    • Filming locations
      • Room 1014, Mira Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China(Snowden's hotel room)
    • Production companies
      • Doc Society
      • Praxis Films
      • Participant
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,800,870
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $126,321
      • Oct 26, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,780,692
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 54m(114 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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