The Dissident (2020) (2027)

: The documentary features intimate interviews with Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, who waited outside the consulate for him to emerge, as well as fellow dissidents like Omar Abdulaziz, a young Saudi exile living in Canada. Critical Reception and Impact

: Using never-before-seen surveillance footage and audio recordings obtained by Turkish investigators, the film provides a harrowing account of the premeditated ambush and dismemberment of Khashoggi by a 15-member Saudi hit squad. The Dissident (2020)

The Dissident: 'Sawing' political activism by media corporation? is a powerful and unsettling documentary thriller directed

is a powerful and unsettling documentary thriller directed by Academy Award-winner Bryan Fogel (known for Icarus ). The film investigates the 2018 assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist and Washington Post columnist who was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Plot Summary and Themes The Dissident (2020)