Review of Citizenfour (2014) by Greg R — 04 Aug 2015

Completely not my kind of movie. But, I can't help but appreciate the importance of filming this moment in time.

This review of Citizenfour (2014) was written by Greg R on 04 Aug 2015.

Citizenfour has generally received very positive reviews.

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Really good documentary about Edward Snowden. It's amazing they made a documentary during about this story and filmed it in real time…

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I have watched this movie a few times. Watching it again on Netflix just to review…

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