The Dissident movie production status is currently Completed
September 23, 2020 • Awaiting release by distributor; release date not yet announced
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Plot: What's the story about?
Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was critical of his beloved Saudi Arabia and of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul and never came out. His fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together clues to his brutal murder—and in their dogged quest for truth, they expose a global cover-up perpetrated by the very country he loved.
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Who stars in The Dissident: Cast List
Jamal Khashoggi ... Self
Omar Abdulaziz ... Self
Agnès Callamard ... Self
Mohammad Bin Salman ... Self (archive footage)
Who's making The Dissident: Crew List
A look at the The Dissident behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Bryan Fogel last directed Jewtopia.
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Production: What we know about The Dissident?
Key Facts
- With exclusive access to the Turkish government’s evidence; to Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hatice Cengiz; and to Khashoggi’s close friend and fellow Saudi insurgent, Omar Abdulaziz, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Bryan Fogel unearths hidden secrets in this real-life international thriller that will continue to rock the world long after the headlines have faded away.
Filming Timeline
- 2020 - September: The film was set to Completed status.
The Dissident Release Date: When is the film coming out?
The Dissident is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,420 other movies coming out on the same date, including Popeye, The Rosie Project and Shrek 5.