Project Detail

Citizen K

Synopsis

Oscar-winning writer/director Alex Gibney’s revelatory CITIZEN K is an intimate yet sweeping look at post-Soviet Russia from the perspective of the enigmatic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oligarch turned political dissident.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Contemporary World Cinema

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
128 min
Director
Alex Gibney
Producer
George Chignell, Erin Edeiken, John Battsek, Alex Gibney, P.J. van Sandwijk
Executive Producer
Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Andrew Ruhemann, Michael Lesslie, J.P. Bernbach
Editor
Michael J. Palmer
Screenwriter
Alex Gibney
Director of Photography
Mark Garrett, Denis Sinyakov
Composer
Robert Logan, Ivor Guest

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Jigsaw Productions (US), Passion Pictures (UK), Storyteller Productions (UK)

Passion Pictures

County House
33-34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN

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