Citizenfour

  • Theatrical - Limited 2014-10-24
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In January 2013, Laura Poitras started receiving anonymous encrypted e-mails from “CITIZENFOUR,” who claimed to have evidence of illegal covert surveillance programs run by the NSA in collaboration with other intelligence agencies worldwide. Five months later, she and reporters Glenn Greenwald... See more and Ewen MacAskill flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The resulting film is history unfolding before our eyes

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PLOT: A documentary about the early days of the Edward Snowden leaks, from the immediate effect on the journalists involved, to Snowden’s attempts to find asylum. REVIEW: Edward Snowden is a polarizing figure. To some he’s a whistleblower and a...
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PLOT: A documentary about the early days of the Edward Snowden leaks, from the immediate effect on the journalists involved, to Snowden’s attempts to find asylum. REVIEW: Edward Snowden is a polarizing figure. To some he’s a whistleblower and a...