Review of Citizenfour (2014) by Deston N — 26 Nov 2014

Try not falling in love with Snowden! Great movie, great guy. And I just read the filmmakers/reporters won a Pulitzer Prize for sharing this info with the world.

This review of Citizenfour (2014) was written by Deston N on 26 Nov 2014.

Citizenfour has generally received very positive reviews.

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