USA / Germany / UK,
2014, 114 min
Directed by:
Laura PoitrasCast:
Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum, Laura Poitras, Julian Assange, Jesselyn Radack (a.f.), Barack Obama (a.f.) (more)VOD (1)
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Citizenfour follows reporter Glenn Greenwald and film-maker Poitras as they travel to Hong Kong to meet with former CIA and NSA employee Edward Snowden in the days leading up to the leak of classified information which revealed a number of global surveillance programs. (Dogwoof Pictures)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2015 - Laura Poitras (Best Documentary Feature)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2015 - Dirk Wilutzky, Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy (Best Documentary Feature)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2015 - Best Documentary Film
German Film Awards
- 2015 - Dirk Wilutzky, Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy (Best Feature Documentary)
- 2015 - Mathilde Bonnefoy (Best Editing)
- 2015 - Alexander Buck, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert (Best Sound Design)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2015 - Best Documentary Feature
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2014 - Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2014 - Laura Poitras (Best Documentary/Non Fiction Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2014 - Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)