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KG Productions
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Featuring: Yves Montand
Costa-Gavras puts the United States’ involvement in Latin American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerrilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S. official (Yves Montand) to bargain for the release of political prisoners; soon the kidnapping becomes a media sensation, leading to violence. Cowritten by Franco Solinas, the electrifying State of Siege piercingly critiques the American government for supporting foreign dictatorships, while also asking difficult questions about the efficacy of radical violent acts to oppose such regimes.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
French PCM Mono 1.0
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Television Program, Poster Insert
- New conversation between Costa-Gavras and film scholar Peter Cowie
- NBC News excerpts from 1970 on the kidnapping of Dan A. Mitrione, on which the film is based
- An essay by journalist Mark Danner
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