The Dissident

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Bahad j @RT27093708 Aug 7, 2024 I felt like the characters in this movie could feel the happiness and difficulties that they faced in real life. See more

Munkhchimeg T @RT64187897 Aug 2, 2024 Hands are shaking. Interesting movie. 👍👍 See more

Apr 30, 2022 Riveting, spellbinding and abhorrent all wrapped into one two-hour documentary See more

Aug 19, 2021 A powerful and harrowing documentary which attempts to analyse the disappearance of Saudi journalise Jamal Khashoggi. Khasoggi entered the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul on 2nd October 2018, and never reappeared. The feature includes an imposing array of talking heads, including the former director of the CIA, the head of the police in Istanbul, and in the second half of the documentary, Khashoggi's fiance, Hatice Cengiz takes centre stage as we follow her to various meetings and senate appearances. The film is terrifying, not just for the seemingly appalling actions of the Arab state, but for the use of hacking technology, most notably as we learn of the way in which various individuals close to Khashoggi were hacked, but also the way in which the Saudi government control the countries social media outlets. Compelling and worrying in equal measures, The Dissident is an exquisitely put together docu-drama, and well worth your time. See more

samuel l @RT76616206 Jun 23, 2021 I'm going to be generous and give it a 3/5 instead of a 2.5/5. The detail about the murder and how Saudi Arabia operates was interesting, but the silly animations (e.g. bees vs flies), unreadable fonts, annoying walking shots, and non-chronological order significantly worsened the quality of the documentary as a whole. It jumped all over the place for no justifiable reason and would have been far more pleasant to watch if the events had been explained in a logical order. I also couldn't get over the silly bees vs flies discussion. With that said, the cinematography was sleek, the footage of Jamal was high quality, a decent number of people were interviewed, and the message deserves support. Lastly, the pacing wasn't terrible, but I do think things could have been cut down slightly more. See more

dave d @RT34924333 Jun 12, 2021 A brilliant piece of filmmaking from Bryan Fogel that outlines just how awful the regime in Saudi Arabia is at handling PR. Geez, you're about to make a deal to make tons of cash and you put yourself on the radar. Fogel does what he does. He tell a story and does it in a way that captivates. Even if you're familiar with the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, you'll be horrified at what's been uncovered since the mainstream stopped following the case. Final Score: 10/10 See more

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