Movie

Citizenfour

Name: Citizenfour
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-10-10
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.735
Cast: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, William Binney, Barack Obama

2014R1h 53m7.7 / 10

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

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Synopsis

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

Cast, crew and production details

About Citizenfour

Watch trailerCITIZENFOUR (HBO Documentary Films)

Cast

Edward SnowdenSelf

Glenn GreenwaldSelf

Laura PoitrasSelf

William BinneySelf

Barack ObamaSelf

Jacob AppelbaumSelf

Julian AssangeSelf

Jeremy ScahillSelf

Credits

Directed by: Laura Poitras
Written by: Laura Poitras

Production details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Box office: $3M

Production

ParticipantUnited States
HBO Documentary FilmsUnited States
The Bertha FoundationUnited States
BRGermany
NDRGermany
Praxis Films BerlinGermany

Themes

biographyfbi surveillanceinvestigative journalismmass surveillancenational security agency (nsa)observational documentarysurveillance statewhistleblowerwoman director