Citizen K
2019 documentary film
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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]
- John Battsek
- Alex Gibney
- P. J. van Sandwijk
- George Chignell
- Erin Edeiken[1]
- Mark Garrett
- Denis Sinyakov
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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 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]
Reception
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]
Awards
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]
