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Citizen K

6.820192h 6m15MovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorAlex Gibney
WriterAlex Gibney
ProducersErin Edeiken·George Chignell

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Alex Gibney

MKMikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Self
LNLeonid Nevzlin
Leonid Nevzlin
Self
BBBoris Berezovsky
Boris Berezovsky
Self
IM
Igor Malashenko
Self
AD
Anton Drel
Self
ANAlexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny
Self
TL
Tatyana Lysova
Self
ML
Maria Logan
Self
VPVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
BYBoris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
AGAlex Gibney
Alex Gibney
Narrator (voice)

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Is Citizen K based on a true story?

Yes — Citizen K is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).