Z (1969)

Overview: 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.

Starring: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin

Categories: Thriller, Crime, Drama