(1969, DCP, 127m, French and Russian w/English subtitles) dir Costa-Gavras w/Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Dux. In a fictional, junta-led Mediterranean country, Z (Montand)—a charismatic, pacifist opposition-party deputy—is gunned down in the street. This interpretation of the actual assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis centers on an investigating officer (Trintignant) and his tenacious hunt for the truth.

For Perisphere, Luke Mosher examines how the medium of film captures the truth of a political murder.

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