Citizen K (2019) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2019 · 126 min · English

Echo score 77

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Directed by

Alex Gibney

Starring

Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Anton Drel, Boris Berezovsky, Boris Yeltsin, Igor Malashenko

This gripping documentary chronicles the life of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Russian businessman who rose to prominence in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The film follows his journey from accumulating significant wealth to his eventual imprisonment for challenging those in power. Through Khodorkovsky's experiences, the documentary reveals the complex and often corrupt relationship between government and business, and its impact on democracy in Russia.