A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vladimir Putin, Leonid Nevzlin
Written by:
Alex Gibney
Directed by:
Alex Gibney
Release Date:
December 13, 2019
Original Title:
Гражданин Х
Alternate Titles:
Cidadão K
Citizen K
Obywatel K
ซิทิเซน เค
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Jigsaw Productions
Passion Pictures
Storyteller Productions
Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15 IE: 15
Runtime: 126
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney delivers one of his strongest explorations of global politics in considering the strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely leader of the anti-Putin movement. In tracking Mikhail Khodorkovsky's story, Alex Gibney creates a compelling portrait of post-Soviet Russia, a nation caught between radically divergent political models - and where fortunes can transform overnight. The collapse of the USSR ushered in an era of chaos and opportunity. With laws lagging behind socioeconomic change, Russia fomented a kind of gangster capitalism. Mikhail Khodorkovsky took advantage of the privatization of state assets, created Russia's first commercial bank, and built Yukos, Russia's biggest oil company. His success in business was accompanied by a level of political influence that would prove precarious. In 2003, just months after publicly criticizing corruption within Vladimir Putin's government, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested for fraud, and Yukos' shares were frozen and conveyed to the Russian state. He was found guilty, and sentenced to nine years' incarceration. Then, in 2010, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was hit with new charges of embezzlement and money laundering: he was essentially accused by the state of stealing his own oil, in what many recognized as a show trial.
Internet Movie Database | 7.1/10 |
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Rotten Tomatoes | 95% |
Metacritic | 76/100 |
Awards Won: | 7 nominations |
Director:
Alex Gibney
Director of Photography:
Denis Sinyakov
Mark Garrett
Editor:
Michael J. Palmer
Executive Producer:
John-Paul Bernbach
Richard Perello
Andrew Ruhemann
Michael Lesslie
Stacey Offman
Original Music Composer:
Robert Logan
Ivor Guest
Producer:
John Battsek
Alex Gibney
George Chignell
Ted Hope
P.J. van Sandwijk
Erin Edeiken
Screenplay:
Alex Gibney
Sound Effects Editor:
Tom Foster
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
George Foulgham
Sound Recordist:
Stephen Hopkins
Vasily Amochkin
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