Z (2009)

  • NR
  • 03/13/2009 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • 2h 7m

He is alive!

Overview

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor finds evidence of a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled account of the 1963 assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, Z captures the outrage about the US-backed military junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.

Costa-Gavras

Director, Writer

Vasilis Vasilikos

Novel

Jorge Semprún

Writer

Cast

Yves Montand's headshot

Yves Montand

The Deputy, a doctor
Irene Papas's headshot

Irene Papas

Hélène, wife of the Deputy
Jean-Louis Trintignant's headshot

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin's headshot

Jacques Perrin

Photojournalist
Charles Denner's headshot

Charles Denner

Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
François Périer's headshot

François Périer

Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson's headshot

Bernard Fresson

Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
Pierre Dux's headshot

Pierre Dux

Gendarmerie General Missou

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