Citizenfour

Citizenfour
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLaura Poitras
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byMathilde Bonnefoy
Production
companies
Distributed byRadius-TWC
Release dates
  • October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10) (NYFF)
  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • Germany
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Portuguese
Budget$1 million[3]
Box office$3 million[4]

Citizenfour is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. The film had its US premiere on October 10, 2014, at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17, 2014, at the BFI London Film Festival. The film features Snowden and Glenn Greenwald, and was co-produced by Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, and Dirk Wilutzky, with Steven Soderbergh and others serving as executive producers. Citizenfour received critical acclaim upon release, and was the recipient of numerous accolades, including Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards. This film is the third part to a 9/11 trilogy following My Country, My Country (2006) and The Oath (2010).

  1. ^ "Citizenfour (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "CITIZENFOUR (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Citizen Four (2004)". The Wrap. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Citizenfour (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 24, 2015.