Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras (1933–Present, Greece) is a Greek-French film director, producer, and screenwriter renowned for his politically charged thrillers. He gained international acclaim with films like Z (1969), which earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. His work often critiques authoritarianism, dictatorship, and human rights abuses, blending documentary-style realism with suspenseful storytelling.