Adults in the Room (2019)

Greece in 2015: the economy is in tatters and the country is on the verge of bankruptcy. A new government rebels against the EU's iron-fisted rule and inspires millions of Europeans. Based on the political memoirs of Yanis Varoufakis.

Director:

Costa-Gavras

Writers:

Yanis Varoufakis (book), Costa-Gavras (screenplay)

Stars:

Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christos Loulis	...	Yannis
Alexandros Bourdoumis	...	Alexis
Ulrich Tukur	...	Wolfgang
Daan Schuurmans	...	Jeroen
Christos Stergioglou	...	Sakis
Dimitris Tarloou	...	Efklis (as Dimitris Tarlow)
Josiane Pinson	...	Christine
Cornelius Obonya	...	Wims
Vincent Nemeth	...	Michel
Aurélien Recoing	...	Pierre
Alexandros Logothetis	...	Manos
Thanos Tokakis	...	Yorgos
Themis Panou	...	Siagas
George Lenz	...	Troika Leader
Maria Protopappa	...	Elena

Storyline

Provides an extraordinary account of low cunning at the heart of Greece's 2015 financial bailout. The more defiant the left-wing Syriza government became, the more it was met with intimidation from some or duplicitous reassurance from others.

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Plot Keywords:

greece | year 2015 | debt | austerity | politics | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is not just based on the book of the same title by former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis recorded almost every Eurogroup (Eurozone finance minister) meeting that he attended and he made these recordings available to Costa-Gavras, along with assorted notes and personal documents from his time as a minister, in order to be used as a basis for the movie.

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, most of the depicted personalities are cited only with their first name : "Yanis", "Alexis", "Wolfgang", "Christine", "Emmanuel".... One notable difference is Jean-Claude Junkers who is cited as "Junkers".

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Connections

Features Golden Dawn: A Personal Affair (2016)

User Reviews

A European Circus

A clear view from within the eurogroup during the Greek drama. Gavras is bold and shows high tensions, clear colors of the circus we live in, luck of democracy, solid reasons for criticism of an amateur leftist government including Yianis and a great Lulis acting this role. The finale though is weak imo. A solid 6! - but we must revisit the film a few years later. Gavras takes the risk and makes the movie from his and Varoufakis point of view and gives a true atmosphere of the time. If you watch the film watch it trying to stay out fro m political parties and personal views. Discuss it later.

Details

Country:

France Greece

Language:

English Greek French German

Release Date:

3 October 2019 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Comportarse como adultos

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR6,580,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,021,200

Company Credits

Production Co:

K.G. Productions, Wild Bunch, Elle Driver

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1