Z

Any similarity to real persons and events is not coincidental. It is INTENTIONAL.

Z (1969 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

As if it's not enough that our country's been invaded by long-haired thugs, atheists and junkies of unclear sex, now you want to disparage our armed forces and courts - the only elements not corrupted by parliamentarianism. Just when we dream of renewal, a country without parties, without Left or Right, heeding God and its destiny, you want to ruin it all.

Z (1969 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Attorney General: So you'd indict the chiefs of police and security? Examining Magistrate: It's inevitable. Attorney General: Only events dictated by divine will are inevitable.

Z (1969 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Examining Magistrate: What did you do the day of the murder? The General: I'd decided to attend the Bolshoi. Not out of love for dance. I'm no pervert, thank God. But it was a chance to spot sympathizers.

Z (1969 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Le rédacteur en chef du journal: What happened to you? Vago: There was a demonstration. We taught the bastards a lesson. They can't stop them from getting or keep us from reacting either. It's like a biological process. You see, we're society's healthy elements, its antibodies. We gave 'em hell.

Z (1969 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

The General: That one's a mad dog. He'll make the most of it. No shame. A Jew, naturally. Le colonel de gendarmerie: A half-Jew. The General: Worst kind. They feel superior even to other Jews.

Z (1969 film), CC BY-SA 4.0