Z

March. 13,2009      NR
Rating:
8.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a government cover-up, witnesses start to get targeted. A thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963, Z captures the outrage about the military junta that ruled Greece at the time.

Yves Montand as  The Deputy, a doctor
Irene Papas as  Hélène, wife of the Deputy
Jean-Louis Trintignant as  Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin as  Photojournalist
Charles Denner as  Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
François Périer as  Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson as  Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
Pierre Dux as  Gendarmerie General Missou
Georges Géret as  Nick
Magali Noël as  Nick's Sister

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