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An Oscar-winning American director has expressed his disappointment that he cannot show a film about the late Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on a global broadcasting platform such as “Netflix” or “Amazon Prime”.

The New York Times website quoted director Brian Vogel as saying that after 8 months of effort he had found a company to present his film, but it was independent and did not have a platform. worldwide distribution.

Khashoggi was assassinated after entering the Saudi embassy in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, and although he did not call himself an opponent of his country’s regime, he used to criticize his country’s foreign policy. country after leaving the Kingdom and published numerous articles about it in The American newspaper “Washington Post”.

Vogel’s documentary “The Dissident” about the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a remarkable success at the Sundance Film Festival last January.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the film was worth watching, while the “Hollywood Reporter” praised it, calling it “strong, deep and complete.”

Briarcliff Entertainment has announced that it has acquired the rights to the film, allowing it to be screened in theaters in America, Great Britain and Australia, then it will be available via a “video on demand” service at the end. of 2020 in conjunction with the second anniversary of Khashoggi’s murder.

Vogel said in a statement, “I hope this film honors his memory and ensures that justice is served, and that our society does not turn a blind eye to brutal human rights violations … I am happy that the film has a truly independent release, away from corporate and private interests. “

Vogel, who won an Oscar for his documentary “Icarus”, said he had hoped the rights to the film would buy a global platform like “Netflix” which he adores, adding that “things have changed “and that this society is not the same as it was years ago when it confronted Russia and its president, Vladimir Poutine with all Strength and enthusiasm.

Netflix had purchased the rights to the documentary “Icarus”, which exposed the problem of doping in Russia, which is used by athletes, which led to Moscow being denied participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics.