The Dissident
Taste attributes: documentarycrimethrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
"The untold story of the murder that shook the world."
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is original, heavy and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
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- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Briarcliff Entertainment
- Taste scores
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