Z (1969)

Directors

Costa-Gavras

Cast

Andrée Tainsy, Bernard Fresson, Charles Denner, Clotilde Joano, François Périer, Françoise Bonnot, Gabriel Jabbour, Georges Géret, Georges Rouquier, Guy Mairesse, Gérard Darrieu, Hassan El-Hassani, Irene Papas, Jacques Perrin, Jean Bouise, Jean Dasté, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Miquel, José Artur, Julien Guiomar, Marcel Bozzuffi, Maurice Baquet, Pierre Dux, Raoul Coutard, Renato Salvatori, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Yves Montand

The story

The left-wing opposition in a Mediterranean country plans to have a famous government deputy give a speech advocating for nuclear disarmament, but the government interferes by pressuring venues to deny them space and setting thugs on them to tear down posters and harass attendees. The opposition receive an anonymous tip about a threat to the deputy's life and report it to government officials, but they dismiss the claims. During the speech, Pirou, another deputy, goes to find their promised protection, but is mistaken for the real target and savagely beaten before his assailants realize they have the wrong man.

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