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Costa-Gavras (Z) 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 (The Wages of Fear`s 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 Battle of Algiers), 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.
Blu-ray Special Edition Features:
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- New conversation between director Costa-Gavras and film scholar Peter Cowie
- NBC News excerpts from 1970 on the kidnapping of Dan Mitrione, on which the film is based
- New English subtitle translation
- Plus: An essay by journalist Mark Danner
Stadtguerillas der lateinamerikanischen Untergrundbewegung Tupamaros entführen einen US-amerikanischen Entwicklungshelfer und zwei Männer aus diplomatischen Kreisen. Der Entwicklungshelfer Santore und ein Konsul bleiben als Geiseln in den Händen der Entführer, die mit ihnen politische Forderungen durchsetzen wollen. Der Journalist Ducas stellt Recherchen an und findet heraus, wer Santore in Wahrheit ist. Die Situation bringt auch die Regierungsdiktatur in Bedrängnis ...
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Yves Montand