Mad City

The last tour group shuffles out. A single security radio cracks alive: dispatch calling in a 10-90. A fired night guard seizes a news van, hostage in the middle of the lobby, ratings bleeding live. Costa-Gavras turns corporate hunger into a hostage rap sheet.

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Costa-Gavras directed Mad City in 1997. See Costa-Gavras's full filmography, where to start with Costa-Gavras, or where to go after you've seen everything by Costa-Gavras.

Mad City was released in 1997 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.