In 1970, Costa-Gavras was looking into CIA operations in Latin America and discovered the existence of a certain Dan Mitrione, an agent specialized in “anti-terror strategies” (a euphemism for torture tactics) who was happy to lend a hand to south-American dictators. Fascinated by the sheer cynicism of such a character, Costa-Gavras decided to make it… Continue reading State of Siege
Section: Hommage Costa-Gavras
Hommage Costa-Gavras
In 1970 Costa-Gavras was looking into the CIA affairs in Latin America and discovers the existence of certain Dan Mitrione, an agent specialized in “anti-terror strategies” (a euphemism to talk about torture) who was happy to lend a hand in the formation of established South-American dictators… Fascinated by the sheer cynicism of such a character,… Continue reading Hommage Costa-Gavras