State Of Siege

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Synopsis: Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerilla 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 helping institute foreign dictatorships while also asking difficult questions about the efficacy of radical violent acts to oppose such regimes.

Directed By:	Costa-Gavras	Genre:	Drama / Foreign / Thriller
Cast:	Jean-Luc Bideau, O.E. Hasse, Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, Jacques Weber, Harald Wolff	Year of Production:	1972

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State of Siege (The Criterion Collection) (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: May-26-2015
Run Time: 121 minutes

State of Siege (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray Disc, NR)

Region: A (Blu-ray)
Released: May-26-2015
Run Time: 121 minutes

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