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Poitras' movie works even better as a horror picture -- perfect for Halloween week.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
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Citizenfour
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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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This thoughtful film is designed with taste.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
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The message of the movie is as clear as Siberian ice: Whether you're a Tea Partier, an Occupier or just an ordinary Joe, you might be the next citizen who's stranded in limbo.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Citizenfour argues that when we lose our personal privacy, we also lose our liberty, because fear overcomes our freedom of speech.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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Citizenfour plays like a thriller as it chronicles a complex and vitally important chapter in our history.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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