Citizenfour

2014 US documentary film by Laura Poitras about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
Movie film Q18218448
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Citizenfour

Summary

Citizenfour is a film[1]. Citizenfour ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Citizenfour received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].
  • Citizenfour received the Critics' Choice Awards[4].
  • Citizenfour received the Satellite Awards[5].
  • Citizenfour received the Grierson Awards[6].
  • Citizenfour's video is recorded as CITIZENFOUR (2014) trailer.webm[7].
  • Citizenfour's image is recorded as 2014 Citizenfour trailer at 70 seconds.jpg[8].
  • Citizenfour's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Citizenfour's director is recorded as Laura Poitras[10].
  • Citizenfour's screenwriter is recorded as Laura Poitras[11].
  • Citizenfour's composer is recorded as Nine Inch Nails[12].
  • Citizenfour's genre is recorded as documentary film[13].
  • Edward Snowden is named after Citizenfour[14].
  • Citizenfour's follows is recorded as The Oath[15].
  • Citizenfour's follows is recorded as My Country, My Country[16].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Edward Snowden[17].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Julian Assange[18].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as William Edward Binney[19].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Laura Poitras[20].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Glenn Greenwald[21].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Jacob Appelbaum[22].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Ewen MacAskill[23].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Jeremy Scahill[24].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as M. Margaret McKeown[25].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Kevin Bankston[26].
  • Citizenfour's cast member is recorded as Harry Pregerson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mathilde Bonnefoy[28], Kirsten Johnson[29], Laura Poitras[30], Katy Scoggin[31], and Dirk Wilutzky[32]. Citizenfour's director is recorded as Laura Poitras[10]. Citizenfour's screenwriter is recorded as Laura Poitras[11]. Cast members include Edward Snowden[17], Julian Assange[18], William Edward Binney[19], Laura Poitras[20], Glenn Greenwald[21], and Jacob Appelbaum[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +2014-10-10T00:00:00Z[33], +2014-11-06T00:00:00Z[34], and +2015-04-30T00:00:00Z[35]. Original languages include English[36], German[37], and Portuguese[38]. Citizenfour's genre is recorded as documentary film[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], an award for best film by genre[39], in United States[40], founded in 1942[41]; Critics' Choice Awards[4], a group of awards[42], in United States[43], founded in 1996[44]; Satellite Awards[5], a group of awards[45], in United States[46], founded in 1997[47]; and Grierson Awards[6], a film award[48]. Reviews include 96%[49], 8.3/10[50], 88/100[51], and 8.0/10[52].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include The Oath[15] and My Country, My Country[16].

Why It Matters

Citizenfour ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).[2] Citizenfour has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Citizenfour is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did Citizenfour receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], Critics' Choice Awards[4], Satellite Awards[5], and Grierson Awards[6].

References

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  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [3] . oscar.go.com. Retrieved . oscar.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  34. [49] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [52] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  38. [33] . wikidata.org.
  39. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [35] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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