Amy Goodman
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Taking on Capitalism, U.S. Torture & Dictatorships, Costa-Gavras on Decades of Political Filmmaking
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2:16Now PlayingWatch the full 45minute interview with acclaimed filmmaker CostaGavras on Democracy Now! at He discusses a nearly 50year career that has earned him the reputation as one of the world's greatest living political filmmakers. Born in Greece in 1933, the 80yearold has won two Academy Awards for his films "Z" and "Missing." Other acclaimed films include, "State of Siege," "Amen," "Music Box," "The Confession," "Hanna K." and "Betrayed." For nearly five decades, CostaGavras has tackled some of the key political issues of the day. "Z" was a drama loosely based on the 1963 assassination of a Greek leftwing activist. "Missing," his 1982 film starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek, told the story of American journalist Charles Horman, who was abducted and killed after General Augusto Pinochet came to power in Chile in a U.S.backed coup. In his film "State of Siege," CostaGavras looked at the controversial role of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Latin America. The film was based on the kidnapping and murder of a U.S. official named Dan Mitrione who taught torture to Uruguayan officers. His latest film, "Capital," tells the story of a CEO of a large bank who lays off many of the employees and brokers a corrupt deal with the head of an American hedge fund.
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