A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 44 wins & 39 nominations total
Roberto Kaz
- Self
- (as Robert Kaz)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Laura Poitras edited the film in Germany after flying directly there from Hong Kong with the Snowden footage, to prevent the FBI from showing up with a search warrant for her hard drives.
- GoofsIn the second CNN item (Friday, 53'), the Hebrew characters on the mobile phone in the background aren't censored in the first two shots. Afterwards the background has changed to only leave Latin characters on the dial pad.
- Quotes
Edward Snowden: Assume your adversary is capable of one trillion guesses per second.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2015)
- Soundtracks02 Ghosts I
Performed by Nine Inch Nails
Written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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Featured review
Snowden is a hero.
This documentary has it all. The narrative is compelling, but honest to the reality it portrays. The work on the documentary began before the Snowden files started leaking, and it gives you an unprecedented look into how it all came about. It gives you an understanding of who Edward Snowden is and why he did what he did. He was not just some guy who stumbled over something he realized that someone else might find useful. He knew exactly what he had, and what to do about it.
And not only this: The documentary manages to convey the significance of the leak. What power the information held, and just how bad the NSA is.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that it opens a bit slow, and the technical aspects of it might scare of some viewers.
It's amazing that this is the world we live in. Snowden is a hero.
And not only this: The documentary manages to convey the significance of the leak. What power the information held, and just how bad the NSA is.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that it opens a bit slow, and the technical aspects of it might scare of some viewers.
It's amazing that this is the world we live in. Snowden is a hero.
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- peefyn
- Mar 2, 2015
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- 第四公民
- Filming locations
- Room 1014, Mira Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China(Snowden's hotel room)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,800,870
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $126,321
- Oct 26, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $3,780,692
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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