Z

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Z is a 1969 political thriller film by Costa-Gavras that dramatizes the assassination of a left-wing politician in a repressive regime and is renowned for its sharp critique of authoritarianism.

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instanceOf film
political thriller film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
basedOn Z (novel)
novel by Vassilis Vassilikos
cinematography Raoul Coutard
countryOfOrigin Algeria
France
criticalReception widely acclaimed
director Costa-Gavras
distributor Valoria Films
editingBy Françoise Bonnot
filmFestival Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation Algeria
genre drama film
political thriller
hasTitleMeaning Greek letter Z symbolizing "he lives"
historicalContext inspired by political climate in Greece in the 1960s
influenced subsequent political cinema
inspiredBy assassination of Grigoris Lambrakis
musicBy Mikis Theodorakis
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFor critique of authoritarian regimes
innovative editing style
political engagement
originalLanguage French
portrays cover-up of political assassination
military-backed regime
producer Jacques Perrin
releaseDate 1969-02-26
releaseYear 1969
runtime approximately 127 minutes
screenwriter Costa-Gavras
Jorge Semprún
setting unnamed Mediterranean country
starring Irene Papas
Jacques Perrin
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Yves Montand
themes assassination of a left-wing politician
authoritarianism
political corruption
state repression

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