• Director: Costa-Gavras
  • Release Year: 1972
  • Production Country: France, Italy, West Germany
  • Language: French

État de siège (State of Siege)

Description

Sent to a South American country to train police in counter-insurgency methods, an American embassy worker is kidnapped by the guerrillas he is working against. Placed on trial for his life, he refuses to admit the devastation his help wreaks on not only the insurgents, but also the people of the nation—although, there is no guarantee that his execution will bring about any real change with the rebels and their country.

Themes

Urban warfare, Guerrilla warfare, Patriarchy, Class conflict, Poverty, Indigenous peoples, Marxism, Capitalism, Terrorism, Crime, War crimes, Resistance, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)