Kingdom of Silence(2020)
The Exile and Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries.
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