

Citizen K
2019-12-13 · 126 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Alex Gibney
- Production companies
- Jigsaw Productions, Passion Pictures, Storyteller Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 148,341
Top Cast
Mikhail KhodorkovskySelf
Leonid NevzlinSelf
Boris BerezovskySelf
Alexei NavalnySelf
Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
Boris YeltsinSelf (archive footage)
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