Citizen K

Citizen K
Film poster
Directed byAlex Gibney
Produced by
  • John Battsek
  • Alex Gibney
  • P. J. van Sandwijk
  • George Chignell
  • Erin Edeiken[1]
Cinematography
Edited byMichael J. Palmer
Music by
  • Robert Logan
  • Ivor Guest
Distributed byGreenwich Entertainment[2]
Release date
  • 22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Running time
128 minutes
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Box office$145,969[3][4]

Citizen K is a 2019 documentary film about Mikhail Khodorkovsky, written and directed by Alex Gibney.[5][6][7] It is a film about post-Soviet Russia[8] featuring Khodorkovsky, Anton Drel, Maria Logan, Alexei Navalny, Tatyana Lysova, Leonid Nevzlin, Igor Malashenko and Derk Sauer.[9]

Citizen K was financed by Amazon.[8] It had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival[8] and was part of the official selection at Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival.[10]

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of October 2021, 95% of the 59 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average score of 7.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Citizen K sees documentarian Alex Gibney training his sights on post-Soviet Russia, with engrossing -- and unsettling -- results."[11]

Awards

Gibney received a nomination at the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Documentary Screenplay, losing the award to his own film The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.[12]

References

  1. ^ Lodge, Guy (31 August 2019). "Venice Film Review: 'Citizen K'". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. ^ "Alex Gibney Doc 'Citizen K' Sells to Greenwich Entertainment, Will Get Oscar Push (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. ^ "Citizen K (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Citizen K (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (3 October 2019). "Citizen K review – strange tale of the oligarch who became Putin's nemesis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-09 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ Lang, Brent (28 October 2019). "Alex Gibney's 'Citizen K' Documentary About Putin Adversary Gets Trailer (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  7. ^ Maher, Kevin (9 October 2019). "Putin's enemy Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Citizen K, the film that tells his story". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-11-09 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  8. ^ a b c Lattanzio, Ryan (30 September 2019). "Alex Gibney's Anti-Putin Portrait 'Citizen K' Gets Awards Release From 'Free Solo' Distributor". Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  9. ^ Halligan, Fionnuala (2019-08-31). "'Citizen K': Venice Review". Screen. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  10. ^ "British Council Film: Citizen K". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  11. ^ "Citizen K (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ^ Lindhal, Chris (1 February 2020). "Writers Guild Awards 2020: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Win Screenplay Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 February 2020.


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