I felt like the characters in this movie could feel the happiness and difficulties that they faced in real life.

Hands are shaking. Interesting movie. 👍👍

It does NOT explain how the tape of the killing was obtained possibly covering another embarrassing fact about state control.

Uncovers an endless number of unimaginable facts. Shocking, it generates a lot of impotence and discomfort due to how things develop and turn out. One more example of the power and reach of the social media.

Riveting, spellbinding and abhorrent all wrapped into one two-hour documentary

A powerful and harrowing documentary which attempts to analyse the disappearance of Saudi journalise Jamal Khashoggi. Khasoggi entered the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul on 2nd October 2018, and never reappeared. The feature includes an imposing array of talking heads, including the former director of the CIA, the head of the police in Istanbul, and in the second half of the documentary, Khashoggi's fiance, Hatice Cengiz takes centre stage as we follow her to various meetings and senate appearances. The film is terrifying, not just for the seemingly appalling actions of the Arab state, but for the use of hacking technology, most notably as we learn of the way in which various individuals close to Khashoggi were hacked, but also the way in which the Saudi government control the countries social media outlets. Compelling and worrying in equal measures, The Dissident is an exquisitely put together docu-drama, and well worth your time.

I'm going to be generous and give it a 3/5 instead of a 2.5/5. The detail about the murder and how Saudi Arabia operates was interesting, but the silly animations (e.g. bees vs flies), unreadable fonts, annoying walking shots, and non-chronological order significantly worsened the quality of the documentary as a whole. It jumped all over the place for no justifiable reason and would have been far more pleasant to watch if the events had been explained in a logical order. I also couldn't get over the silly bees vs flies discussion. With that said, the cinematography was sleek, the footage of Jamal was high quality, a decent number of people were interviewed, and the message deserves support. Lastly, the pacing wasn't terrible, but I do think things could have been cut down slightly more.

A brilliant piece of filmmaking from Bryan Fogel that outlines just how awful the regime in Saudi Arabia is at handling PR. Geez, you're about to make a deal to make tons of cash and you put yourself on the radar. Fogel does what he does. He tell a story and does it in a way that captivates. Even if you're familiar with the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, you'll be horrified at what's been uncovered since the mainstream stopped following the case. Final Score: 10/10

Butchering Dissidents The Dissident is an overlong documentary about Saudi Arabia's cruel dismemberment of one of it's own, Jamal K. He was very happy to be an insider when the regime was killing people on an industrial scale, but grew a conscience. Then the new guy MBS decided he'd die gruesomely and use it as a test for Trump. Trump failed the test. It's very good, but who can pretend that the Saudis have not always been vile, backwards looking butchers? Three chopped off limbs for me,

As much as we think we know about the gruesome, unimaginable murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey, there's more that we don't, and it's even more shocking than we ever thought. Director Bryan Fogel's chilling documentary about the incident, what prompted it, and the fallout that has come from it -- both politically and personally for those who knew him -- is staggeringly infuriating. One can't help but wonder how those behind this killing could be so unspeakably cruel and cold-hearted, and all over differences in opinion and outlook about the scope of democracy in the writer's homeland. The film approaches this story from multiple angles, showing how they're interrelated and presenting them in a layered, progressive pattern that grows ever more damning and upsetting with each new revelation. This release is one that should make us all mad while we're watching it. How can we allow such acts to continue in this day and age? If we can't bring a halt to such atrocities, one can't help but wonder what kind of future we might all have.

Pretty average. Was looking forward to this but it felt eked out. Didn't really learn anything new.

Damning of Saudi. Journalists must be allowed to speak truth to power.

This is the first time I had the feeling that I must help to promote a movie. This film is shocking, but it can make the world a better place if we can give this story the attention that it deserves.

Excellent movie that shows the truth of what happened to Khashoggi and the involvement of MBS and the Saudi government, as determined by investigators with the UN and the Turkish government.

This movie is so important. I hope everyone will watch. Very well done and moving.

An important look at the Saudi kingdom in an action-documentary form. A must watch for global awareness.

Meticulous and artfully crafted, immediate and devastating. An especially timely and important doc given the climate and mainstream narrative surrounding the limitations of freedom of speech.

This was so well done. This is one of those documentary films that you simply must see; a true eye-opener.

Incredible film! I can't wait for his next film. This and Icarus are in my top ten all time!

Very powerful documentary. Saudi Arabia is a corrupt dictatorship and it's a shame that we are allies with them.