The Dissident Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Sep. 23, 2020

The Dissident

Director: Bryan Fogel

Starring: Jamal Khashoggi • Omar Abdulaziz • Agnès Callamard • Mohammad Bin Salman

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75% WILL SEE 25% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

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Concept

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Development

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Shutdown

Awaiting release by distributor; release date not yet announced.

September 23, 2020

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was critical of his beloved Saudi Arabia and of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul and never came out. His fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together clues to his brutal murder—and in their dogged quest for truth, they expose a global cover-up perpetrated by the very country he loved.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Dissident.

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Jamal Khashoggi
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Omar Abdulaziz
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Agnès Callamard
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Mohammad Bin Salman
... Self (archive footage)

Crew Behind the Film

The The Dissident behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bryan Fogel last directed Jewtopia.

Director: Bryan Fogel
Screenwriters: —

Studio: Briarcliff Entertainment
Production Companies: —

Production Details

What we know about the The Dissident movie production.

Key Facts

With exclusive access to the Turkish government’s evidence; to Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hatice Cengiz; and to Khashoggi’s close friend and fellow Saudi insurgent, Omar Abdulaziz, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Bryan Fogel unearths hidden secrets in this real-life international thriller that will continue to rock the world long after the headlines have faded away.

Production Updates for The Dissident

Sep 2020

Completed

Changed The Dissident movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
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Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Dissident

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Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

The Dissident is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,429 other movies coming out on the same date, including Sesame Street, Star Trek Sequel and The Rosie Project.