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UPDATED: A Saudi national suspected of playing a part in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was detained by French police, emphasis on “suspected.” Today, Paris prosecutors said the person detained was not a former member of the Saudi Royal Guard who participated in the murder of the Washington Post contributor…

An open letter in the Washington Post from the woman who was engaged to slain reporter Jamal Khashoggi is urging Justin Bieber not to play a Dec. 5 show in the kingdom. Bieber is set to perform in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. He is the headliner among a group of artists performing as part of the Formula One Saudi…

UPDATED with video: The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have hoped his 2018 assassination would quickly fade from memory, but that hasn't been the case. In fact, his journalistic legacy gets renewed attention in the Showtime documentary Kingdom of Silence. "The scope of his life was just epic,"…

Documentary filmmaker Bryan Fogel has become expert at telling complex stories of international intrigue. He won the Oscar for his 2017 documentary Icarus, which blew the lid off Russia's sports doping conspiracy. In his new film, The Dissident, he turns an investigative lens onto the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the…

For years the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked a tightrope—balancing his access to powerful Saudi Royals while pushing for reform in the kingdom—until the tightrope became a noose. Khashoggi's murder in 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul—where a "kill team" allegedly dispatched by Saudi Arabia's Crown…

The Washington Post said it will offer a free screening of the Jamal Khashoggi documentary Kingdom of Silence for its subscribers beginning Thursday, the day before the film’s Friday premiere on Showtime. Friday, October 2 marks the two-year anniversary of the murder of Khashoggi, the dissident Saudi Arabia-born WaPo…

Showtime’s documentary Kingdom of Silence examines the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as a backdrop to the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The film premieres on October 2, the two-year anniversary of Khashoggi's death. Kingdom of Silence examines U.S.-Saudi Arabia history…

Showtime will premiere its original documentary Kingdom of Silence about the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2 – the two-year anniversary of Khashoggi’s death. Directed by Emmy-winning Documenting Hate filmmaker Rick Rowley and exec-produced by Alex Gibney in collaboration with…

One of the best reviewed hot-button documentaries of last Sundance has finally been claimed and given an opportunity to be seen. Briarcliff Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution on The Dissident, about the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul…

EXCLUSIVE: Less than two months ago, Good Films Collective head Miriam Segal was in a spin, and described to Deadline how she was battling to keep her company afloat and her employees engaged as she and her son came down with COVID-19. She is feeling better now, especially after putting together several new projects…

After winning his first Oscar for Icarus in 2018, documentarian Bryan Fogel looked far and wide for his next feature project. Known for his interest in those who speak truth to power, regardless of the consequences, Fogel found the next story worth telling in The Dissident. Premiering at Sundance yesterday, the…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the hottest and most anticipated films of Sundance 2020 is attracting some very big names. Hillary Clinton is likely to be among the luminaries at today's world premiere of The Dissident, I hear. Whether the former Secretary of State speaks at the screening, Clinton’s presence alone is sure to add…