Jamal Khashoggi doc ‘The Dissident’ finds distribution
4 years, 4 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi doc ‘The Dissident’ finds distribution

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Bryan Fogel’s Jamal Khashoggi documentary “The Dissident” made one of the biggest splashes at the Sundance Film Festival in January. But perhaps because of global media companies who feared the wrath of the authoritative Saudi Arabian regime that the film alleges was behind Khashoggi’s murder, no distribution deal followed. Briarcliff Entertainment said Wednesday that it has acquired “The Dissident” and will release it theatrically and via on-demand in late 2020 to coincide with the second anniversary of Khashoggi’s death. “In my dream of dreams, distributors will stand up to Saudi Arabia,” Fogel told The Associated Press in an interview following the film’s premiere at Sundance.

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The Dissident review: How to kill a dissident, Saudi style
3 years, 9 months ago

The Dissident review: How to kill a dissident, Saudi style

Deccan Chronicle  

Streaming on diff.co.in till April 8 Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel’s documentary, The Dissident, is a scary film. An investigation into the planned assassination of 59-year-old journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia’s royal regime at their embassy in Istanbul, The Dissent is visually sombre, often flat, but stunning in the things it reveals. The Dissident, which begins with the disappearance …

The Dissident review: Bryan Fogel’s Jamal Khashoggi documentary is captivating, but often plays out like a spy thriller
3 years, 9 months ago

The Dissident review: Bryan Fogel’s Jamal Khashoggi documentary is captivating, but often plays out like a spy thriller

Firstpost  

Languages: Arabic | Turkish | English On 2 October 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went to the KSA embassy in Istanbul to obtain documents that would enable him to marry his Turkish fiancée, who was waiting outside the building. A noted critic of the Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s policies, Khashoggi was choked to death in the conference room …

Review: Khashoggi doc ‘The Dissident’ is essential viewing
4 years ago

Review: Khashoggi doc ‘The Dissident’ is essential viewing

Associated Press  

It’s hard to decide what’s most shocking in “The Dissident,” Bryan Fogel’s urgent, gripping new documentary about the horrific murder of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi. And later, a Turkish official tells us, the killers ordered 70 pounds of meat from a well-known Istanbul restaurant, presumably “to mask the smell of a burning corpse.” Then there are the detailed revelations from …

Khashoggi doc, too explosive for streaming, debuts on-demand
4 years ago

Khashoggi doc, too explosive for streaming, debuts on-demand

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Even before “The Dissident” made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, director Bryan Fogel had a sense that his explosive Jamal Khashoggi documentary was going to be a tough sell. “The Dissident” features audio recordings of Khashoggi’s murder, the participation of Khashoggi’s fiancé, Hatice Cengiz, and details on Saudi hacking efforts, including the infiltration of the …

'The Dissident' review: Jamal Khashoggi as political thriller
4 years ago

'The Dissident' review: Jamal Khashoggi as political thriller

LA Times  

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, Showtime put out Rick Rowley’s solemn biographical contextualization, “Kingdom of Silence,” and now comes Bryan Fogel’s energized thriller version, “The Dissident.” Fogel, who won an Academy Award for the Russian doping scandal documentary “Icarus,” has once more sunk his teeth into the story of an …

Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance
4 years, 11 months ago

Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance

Associated Press  

PARK CITY, Utah — A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made its anticipated debut at the Sundance Film Festival, unveiling a detailed investigation into the Saudi Arabia regime and the companies and governments that do business with it. The film, Fogel’s first since his Oscar-winning expose “Icarus” on Russian doping for the Olympics, features …

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