Citizen K | |
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Directed by | Alex Gibney |
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Edited by | Michael J. Palmer |
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Distributed by | Greenwich Entertainment [2] |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Languages | English, Russian |
Box office | $145,969 [3] [4] |
Citizen K is a 2019 documentary film about Mikhail Khodorkovsky, written and directed by Alex Gibney. [5] [6] [7] It is a film about post-Soviet Russia [8] featuring Khodorkovsky, Anton Drel, Maria Logan, Alexei Navalny, Tatyana Lysova, Leonid Nevzlin, Igor Malashenko and Derk Sauer. [9]
Citizen K was financed by Amazon. [8] It had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival [8] and was part of the official selection at Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival. [10]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of October 2021 [update], 95% of the 59 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average score of 7.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Citizen K sees documentarian Alex Gibney training his sights on post-Soviet Russia, with engrossing -- and unsettling -- results." [11]
Gibney received a nomination at the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Documentary Screenplay, losing the award to his own film The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. [12]
Citizen K | |
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![]() Film poster | |
Directed by | Alex Gibney |
Produced by |
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Cinematography |
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Edited by | Michael J. Palmer |
Music by |
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Distributed by | Greenwich Entertainment [2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Languages | English, Russian |
Box office | $145,969 [3] [4] |
Citizen K is a 2019 documentary film about Mikhail Khodorkovsky, written and directed by Alex Gibney. [5] [6] [7] It is a film about post-Soviet Russia [8] featuring Khodorkovsky, Anton Drel, Maria Logan, Alexei Navalny, Tatyana Lysova, Leonid Nevzlin, Igor Malashenko and Derk Sauer. [9]
Citizen K was financed by Amazon. [8] It had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival [8] and was part of the official selection at Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival. [10]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of October 2021 [update], 95% of the 59 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average score of 7.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Citizen K sees documentarian Alex Gibney training his sights on post-Soviet Russia, with engrossing -- and unsettling -- results." [11]
Gibney received a nomination at the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Documentary Screenplay, losing the award to his own film The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. [12]