# Citizenfour (2014)

> A nerve-racking documentary captures Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, and Glenn Greenwald as a secret surveillance disclosure becomes an international reckoning over privacy and state power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/177829

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Laura Poitras
- Cast: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, William Binney, Barack Obama, Jacob Appelbaum, Julian Assange, Jeremy Scahill
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4044364/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: paranoid, urgent, sobering, political discussion night, documentary film night

## Synopsis

A whistleblower's revelations shake the foundations of national security and privacy.

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