Taking aim at the repressive right-wing government of a Latin American country (a thinly veiled Uruguay) and the support it received from at least one employee of the US Agency for International Development (AID), Costa-Gavras offers here another tightly knit political thriller along the
lines of his Z, MISSING and THE CONFESSION. Set in the 1970s, STATE OF SEIGE chronicles the kidnaping of AID "traffic expert" Philip Santore (Yves Montand) by Tupamaro-like left-wing guerrillas who are determined to prove he is behind the introduction of sophisticated torture methods in their
country and in others as well--an international criminal. As the guerrillas try to extract...
Released:
1972
Rated:
PG
Length:
120 mins