Review of Citizenfour (2014) by Felix P — 26 Feb 2015

Great documentary. Everybody should watch this. It's scary!

This review of Citizenfour (2014) was written by Felix P on 26 Feb 2015.

Citizenfour has generally received very positive reviews.

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