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The Dissident (2020)

PG-13

119 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller

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When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.

Director

Bryan Fogel

Writers

Bryan Fogel | Mark Monroe

Producers

Bryan Fogel (p.g.a.) | Thor Halvorssen (p.g.a.) | Mark Monroe (p.g.a.) | Jake Swantko (p.g.a.)

Composer

Adam Peters

Cinematographer

Jake Swantko

Editors

Scott D. Hanson | James Leche | Wyatt Rogowski | Avner Shiloah

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Release date

Jan 8, 2021 (United States)

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Awards

2 wins & 7 nominations

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27 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Omar Abdulaziz Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Goodbye Jamal (2018)
Fahrettin Altun Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
John O. Brennan Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
Hatice Cengiz Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Anthony J. Ferrante Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Abdulhamit Gul Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
David Ignatius Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Body of Lies (2008)
Wadah Khanfar Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Democracy Now! (2001)
Turan Kislacki Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Fatih Oke Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
John Scott-Railton Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Yasin Aktay Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Sedar Atas Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Agnès Callamard Self - Interviewee (as Agnes Callamard) Self - Interviewee (as Agnes Callamard) See fewer	Members only	Sky World News (1989)
Iyad El-Baghdadi Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Trygdekontoret (2009)
Irfan Fidan Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Shane Harris Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Rational Security (2015)
David Kaye Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Cleaners (2018)
Recep Killic Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	The Dissident (2020)
Ayman Nour Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	Uprising (2012)
Fred Ryan Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	First Ladies (2020)
Mohamed Soltan Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Members only	60 Minutes (1968)
Jeff Bezos Self Self See fewer	Members only	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Jamal Khashoggi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Dateline NBC (1992)
Mohammad Bin Salman Self - Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (archive footage) Self - Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Frontline (1983)
Donald Trump Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	The Apprentice (2004)
Nancy Pelosi Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	30 Rock (2006)