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Wikipedia article
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| director = Costa Gavras
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Manos Krezias
Michle Ray-Gavras
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| runtime = 124 minutes
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'Adults in the Room' is a 2019 French-Greek film directed by Costa-Gavras. It is based on the book 'Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment' by Yanis Varoufakis about the 2015 Greek bailout. It is Gavras' first feature film that was shot in Greece.
Plot
In 2015, following Syriza's victory in the 2015 Greek legislative election, Greek Minister of Finance Ynis Varoufkis is tasked by Prime Minister Alxis Tspras to negotiate a new deal on the memorandum of understanding signed by previous government with the Troika in order to avoid facing another inevitable debt crisis in the country months later. However, throughout successive meetings of the Eurogroup, Varoufkis's proposals are only met with flat refusals from the Troika. With constant threats from the European institution of an eviction of Greece from the Eurozone if their demands are not met, Greek PM Alxis Tspras is forced to sign the MoU, going against the 62% of the population that rejected the bailouts by voting "No" in the 2015 Greek bailout referendum. Ynis Varoufkis then resigned, five months after taking the office.
Cast
* Chrstos Lolis: Ynis Varoufkis
* Alxandros Bourdomis: Alxis Tspras
* Ulrich Tukur: Wolfgang Schuble
* Daan Schuurmans: Jeroen Dijsselbloem
* Dimtris Trloou: Euclide Tsakalotos
* Josiane Pinson: Christine Lagarde
* Valeria Golino: Dani Strtou
* Aurlien Recoing: Pierre Moscovici
* Vincent Nemeth: Michel Sapin
* Francesco Acquaroli: Mario Draghi
* George Lenz: Head of the Troika
* Philip Schurer: George Osborne
* Damien Mougin: Emmanuel Macron
* Alxandros Logothtis: Mnos
* Chrstos Strgioglou: Skis
* Cornelius Obonya: Wims
* Thnos Tokkis: Yrgos
* Mara Protpappa: Elena
* Thmis Pnou: Sigas
* Kostas Antalopoulos: press contact for Wolfgang Schuble
* Skyrah Archer : Eurogroup secretary
* Marina Argyropolo: Fenia
* Georges Corraface: Greek ambassador to France
* Giannis Dalianis
* Adrian Frieling: Lithuanian minister of Finances
Release
The film was selected to play out of competition at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
Reception
Jessica Kiang of 'Variety' wrote, "Far too many adults, in far too many rooms, have far too many repetitive conversations about the arcane ins-and-outs of EU policymaking in Costa-Gavras maddeningly unfocused 'Adults in the Room.'"
Jordan Mintzer of 'The Hollywood Reporter' wrote, "For those interested in how the EU sausage is made a process that Costa-Gavras mines both for its theatricality and seeming inanity the film can be a gripping piece of infotainment, even if it runs long at 124 minutes. Others may shy away from so many administrative details, but they will be missing out on a movie that tries to cut through all the red tape and explore the human travails behind the protocols."
References
* Giuseppe Leone, "Yanis Varoufakis, Adulti nella stanza (ma non troppo)", in "Pomezia-Notizie", Roma,agosto 2020, pp. 810.
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