IMDb plot summary: When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
Directed by Bryan Fogel.
I remembered when this story came out but didn't dig into it too deeply at the time, so I was glad to get a chance to learn a bit more about it a few years later. The documentary goes through Khashoggi's writing and involvement with various activist groups, how the story about his death unfolded, and the response (or lack of response) from the rest of the world. It's more than a little frustrating to see how hesitant so many world leaders were to condemn this because it was more politically and monetarily advantageous to look the other way or downplay it. The films ends on a pretty dour note, understandably, highlighting that political abuses only get worse when they don't face any repercussions. While I don't know the situation well enough to know whether or not this film was fully accurate, it definitely cited its sources, which I appreciated, and I came away feeling like I knew more about the scenario than I did going in.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Dissident > Dark and Stormy Night
The Dissident < Kuroneko
The Dissident < Fantasia 2000
The Dissident < Ice Age
The Dissident < The Chalk Garden
The Dissident > Julie & Julia
The Dissident > Chasing Amy
The Dissident > Phantom Thread
The Dissident > The Lair of the White Worm
The Dissident > Mr. Nice Guy
The Dissident > Drunken Master
The Dissident > The Matrix Reloaded
Final spot: #1607 out of 3428, or 53%.
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