Citizenfour

Citizenfour

  • Director: Laura Poitras
  • Countries of origin: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
  • Language: English, Portuguese, German
  • Release date: November 28, 2014
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: CitizenFour
  • "Citizenfour" is a documentary directed by Laura Portas and starring The True HOOHA , which was released in the United States on October 24, 2014.
    The film tells about the process and follow-up of Snowden's disclosure of confidential documents of the National Security Agency to news media such as the British "The Guardian" and the American " Washington Post ", restoring the " Prism " incident   .

    Details

    • Release date November 28, 2014
    • Filming locations Room 1014, Mira Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies Praxis Films, Participant, HBO Documentary Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $2,800,870

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $126,321

    Gross worldwide

    $3,780,692

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ariel 2022-04-19 09:02:28

      Privacy, liberty & freedom

      This is the first time I read this kind of rough doc. To be honest, it is a bit tedious. But it is precisely this rough feeling. Realism. The contrast with the ridiculous and unrealistic content is obvious.

      The government is spying and invigilating me for all the time? Who am I like a nobody to be minored? Why government would put such an effort into a non productive work?

      My intuitive feeling when I came out of the prism door was. Yes, in the era of information explosion, it is...

    • By Lucie 2022-04-19 09:02:28

      There are no absolute things, only eternal "interest" and "love"

      Just finished watching. Great documentary. Real footage restores real history. It feels like the director is telling the truth about the whole incident. The perception is entirely up to the viewer. This is also in line with the freedom of speech that has been emphasized in the film.


      Let me tell you my opinion. I didn't pay much attention to the whole incident. But it must have been heard. When I saw the male protagonist and the reporter running (or better to hide) to interview in...

    • By Kiarra 2022-04-19 09:02:28

      Liberal democracy is a dream

      First of all, as far as a documentary is concerned, I don't like it very much. Many dialogues are too complicated, and the images are piled up one by one. It may be that everyone knows about these events themselves, and there is no surprise at all if they are reproduced in chronological order. It may be that I have watched too few documentaries, and I do not understand how good thing-based documentaries are.
      Then there is the event itself. As someone at the end of the film (I don't know...

    • By Evie 2022-04-19 09:02:28

      blandness worth celebrating

      Directly at the center of the Prism Gate incident, the precious restoration of the perspective of the witnesses, less the special look and feel of the movie, and more of the factual significance of the documentary. Compared with other films that cater to the audience's values, "The Fourth Citizen" calmly threw the key clips of the incident to the audience's own taste, and the thrilling entanglement was slowly revealed by the reporter's camera. It's hard to believe that this is what the...

    • By Alyson 2022-04-19 09:02:28

      "Citizen Four" is the anonymous codename Snowden used in his early communications

      A high degree of restoration of the "Prism Gate" incident... A real documentary... Saw Snowden himself who was in the political whirlpool at the time

      Living in a monitored world is terrifying, don’t say that you are just a small person, you have no secrets and no privacy... In this era of big data - bank card consumption information + tied to a transportation card (the euphemistic name is convenient recharge) + mobile phone Location information... and then match people with the same...

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    • By Elsa 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      http://pubfilm.com/citizenfour-2014-full-hd-pubfilm-free.html. . metadata. Collect all the data first, scan the pattern, and then identify the individual. From the system design, the analyst is given the highest authority so that the top secret can also be viewed. The choice of Hong Kong in the mediation is also worth pondering. The fire test and Hong Kong-style English in the film are also familiar and friendly. Finally, Snowden is really...

    • By Shanie 2022-04-23 07:03:13

      I feel that I have long felt that this is not a problem. 】It's just that the subtitles are too annoying, can you not join in the fun if you can't turn it...

    • By Desmond 2022-04-23 07:03:13

      The authenticity of a documentary is always a weapon that you can't refute, especially for such a film, where participation is more important than anything else, not to mention, it's interesting to criticize the government but still get the Oscars. I don't know how many years it will take for this kind of thing to happen in China, you know, if you promote it, then not only will you disappear, but even your words will disappear. It happens so many times that we "take it for...

    • By Spencer 2022-04-23 07:03:13

      Three and a half. From the perspective of the documentary, the pace is fast and it’s very cool to watch, and then I can only say that there are many awesome people in this world doing awesome things that many people don’t...

    • By Clifford 2022-04-23 07:03:13

      The part of combing hair and shaving is so cute, it turns out that you also like old shirts,...

    Behind the scenes gags

    The way Snowden and Laura Pottas connect in Hong Kong resembles a spy war movie. Snowden leads Laura into the hotel room by pretending to be a stranger.
    In the hotel room, in order to prevent eavesdropping, Snowden used pillows to block the door of the room, and a magic hat made of shading cloth over his head to operate the keyboard to prevent it from being photographed by the camera. Fire alarms without warning often scared them.
    Before...
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    Creative background

    The True HOOHA used to be a technical consultant of the CIA and an outsourcing technician of the US National Security Agency. He has a large number of surveillance documents conducted by the National Security Agency, proving that the United States monitors foreign politicians and economic departments, a large number of US citizens and foreigners, and the most important thing is The government cooperates with major telecommunications...
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    Shooting process

    On June 3, 2013, Port Ass flew to Hong Kong to meet Snowden. Snowden first met Port Ass and "The Guardian" reporters Glenn Greenward and Ivan McAskie at the hotel. Showcasing the contents of the National Security Agency ( NSA ) about the PRISM program ( PRISM ). The camera carried by Potas really recorded the scene at that time.
    The conversation of the four began with warnings about risks related to technology and privacy. After Snowden...
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    Event development

    Six hours after the meeting, Greenward published his first disclosure article, follow-up reports by "The Guardian", "Washington Post", and "Der Spiegel", disclosing the NSA and its partner institutions in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand As soon as the news came out, he engaged in a number of monitoring activities, which caused an uproar in international politics. Because Snowden also exposed the British government GCHQ,...
    more about Citizenfour Event development

    Movie quotes

    • TITLE CARD]: The Guardian reports on the same NSA program soon after.

    • TITLE CARD]: Snowden applies for refugee status through the UN and goes underground.

    • TITLE CARD]: I stay in Hong Kong, hoping to continue filming but realize I am being followed. Six days later I return to Berlin.