Citizen K

This film from Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney considers 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.

Alex Gibney delivers one of his strongest explorations of global politics. In tracking Khodorkovsky's story, Gibney creates a compelling portrait of post-Soviet Russia, a nation caught between radically divergent political models -- and where fortunes can transform overnight.