The Dissident (2020)
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The untold story of the murder that shook the world.
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.
- Released: 2020-12-25
- Genres: Documentary
- Runtime: 1h 59m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 126 votes
Directed by Bryan Fogel.
Top cast
- Jamal Khashoggi as Self (archive footage)
- Omar Abdulaziz as Self - Interviewee
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud as Self (Footage)
- İrfan Fidan as Self - Public Prosecutor
- Agnès Callamard as Self - Interviewee
- Hatice Cengiz as Self - Interviewee
- John O. Brennan as Self - Interviewee
- Fahrettin Altun as Self - Interviewee
- Anthony J. Ferrante as Self - Interviewee
- Abdulhamit Gul as Self - Interviewee
Where to watch The Dissident
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- India: stream on Zee5, VI movies and tv
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- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV
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