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Citizen K

Citizen K

Oligarch. Prisoner. Dissident.

20196.72h 6m

Overview

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

Directed by Alex Gibney
Written by Alex Gibney
Produced by Alex Gibney, John Battsek, Ted Hope
Box Office0Revenue: $148K

Top Cast

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Self

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Leonid Nevzlin

Self

Boris Berezovsky

Boris Berezovsky

Self

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Igor Malashenko

Self

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Anton Drel

Self

Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny

Self

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Tatyana Lysova

Self

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Maria Logan

Self

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

investigative journalismvladimir putinsoviet spyoligarchysemi-biographicalrussian oligarchsecret investigation

About Citizen K

Citizen K is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of investigative journalism, vladimir putin, soviet spy, oligarchy, semi-biographical, russian oligarch. Directed by Alex Gibney, it stars Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Leonid Nevzlin, Boris Berezovsky. The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

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