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Why this pick
Costa-Gavras delivers the same urgent, politically charged procedural momentum, using institutional detail and escalating pressure to turn state repression into a gripping thriller.
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MOVIE1972 2h 2m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jacques Weber
Hugo
O. E. Hasse
Carlos Ducas
Jean-Luc Bideau
Este
Yvette Etiévant
Woman Senator