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 and The Oath.
| Director | Laura Poitras |
| Produced by | Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky |
| Starring | Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum, Ewen MacAskill |
| Cinematography | Kirsten Johnson, Trevor Paglen, Katy Scoggin |
| Edited by | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
| Production, company | HBO Documentary Films, Participant Media, Praxis Films |
| Distributed by | Radius-TWC |
| Released | October 10, 2014 (NYFF), October 24, 2014 (United States) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States, Germany |
| Language | English, German, Portuguese |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $3 million |
| Netflix ID | 80018045 |
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Latest information about Citizen Four updated on July 28 2021.
