Citizenfour
Oct 10 2014
•2h 54m
•Documentary
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
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Edward Snowden
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Glenn Greenwald
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Laura Poitras
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William Binney
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