119 min | USA 

Director : BRYAN FOGEL (Academy & Bafta Awards winning Director)

Prod. : BRYAN FOGEL | THOR HALVORSSEN | MARK MONROE | JAKE SWANTKO

Genre : Feature Documentary l Crime l Thriller

SUNDANCE Festival 2020

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THE DISSIDENT is an edge-of-your-seat, adrenaline-filled docu-thriller that plays out at the highest levels of power, exposing the labyrinth of deceit behind the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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A powerful, frightening look at an international coverup, THE DISSIDENT illustrates that in today’s world, no one who goes against powerful forces is truly safe.

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#TheDissident is THE most important documentary (about #JamalKhashoggi ) I’ve seen this year. thank you for your incisive work @SeanPenn

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“A first-rate documentary about a scandalous political tragedy. ”

The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Bryan Fogel's powerful documentary about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian Washington Post journalist, is an eye-opening thriller brew of corruption, cover-up, and real-world courage.”

VARIETY
“Compelling. A propulsive cinematic thriller”

SCREENDAILY