
Z
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Costa-Gavras
Actors: Andrée Tainsy, Bernard Fresson, Charles Denner, Clotilde Joano, Eva Simonet, François Chaumette, François Périer, Gabriel Jabbour, Georges Géret, Georges Rouquier, Gérard Darrieu, Guy Mairesse, Hassan Hassani, Irene Papas, Jacques Perrin, Jean Bouise, Jean Dasté, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Miquel, José Artur, Julien Guiomar, Magali Noël, Marcel Bozzuffi, Maurice Baquet, Pierre Dux, Raoul Coutard, Renato Salvatori, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Steve Gadler, Van Doude, Yves Montand
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it’s too late to save Z’s life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.