Adults in the Room
Als 2015 die Schuldenkrise Griechenlands auf einen Höhepunkt zusteuert,
sieht sich Finanzminister Yanis Varoufakis mit Forderungen seitens der Eurozone konfrontiert, die die ökonomische und soziale
Lage Griechenlands drastisch verschlimmern würden. Seine Kompromissvorschläge werden jedoch systematisch abgeblockt. Costa-Gavras,
Großmeister des engagierten Polittrillers, dramatisiert gewohnt analytisch jene Verhandlungen, die immer mehr zu Ritualen
erstarren. Politische Entscheidungen auf höchster EU-Ebene mutieren zur Farce, hinter der eine moderne griechische Tragödie
sichtbar wird. (Jörg Schiffauer)
Behind closed doors, a human tragedy plays out. A universal theme: a story
of people trapped in an inhuman network of power. The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, who impose on Greece the dictatorship
of austerity, where humanity and compassion are utterly disregarded. A claustrophobic trap with no way out, exerting pressures
on the protagonists which finally divide them. A tragedy in the Ancient Greek sense: the characters are not good or evil,
but driven by the consequences of their own conception of what is right to do. A tragedy for our very modern time. (Venice
International Film Festival)
Director's Biography
Costa-Gavras: Costa-Gavras, born in Greece in
1933, studied literature at the Sorbonne and filmmaking at the IDHEC. Among his many awarded and politically committed films
are "Z“ (1969), winner of the Best Film in a Foreign Language and Best Editing Academy Awards, "Music Box“ (1989), Golden
Bear at Berlin, and "Amen“ (2002), César for Best Screenplay. He has been the president of the Cinémathèque Française since
2007.
Film Selection: Adults In The Room (2019) - Le capital (Capital, 2012) - Amen. (2002) - Mad City (1997) - Music Box (1989) - Missing (1982) - État de siège (State of Siege, 1972) - Z (1969) - Un homme de trop (Shock Troops, 1967) - Compartiment Tueurs (The Sleeping Car Murders, 1965)
Film Selection: Adults In The Room (2019) - Le capital (Capital, 2012) - Amen. (2002) - Mad City (1997) - Music Box (1989) - Missing (1982) - État de siège (State of Siege, 1972) - Z (1969) - Un homme de trop (Shock Troops, 1967) - Compartiment Tueurs (The Sleeping Car Murders, 1965)
Crossing Europe Extracts 2020
Costa-Gavras
Frankreich / Griechenland
2019
color
124 Minuten
Englisch / Griechisch
/ Französisch /
Deutsch
OmeU
Drehbuch
Yanis Varoufakis, Costa-Gavras
Kamera
Yorgos Arvanitis
Schnitt
Costa-Gavras, Lambis Haralampidis
Ton/Sounddesign
Nikos Papadimitriou, Marianne Roussy-Moreau, Costas Varibopiotis, Edouard Morin, Daniel Sobrino
Musik Alexandre Desplat
Mit
Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur, Cornelius Obonya, Daan Schuurmans, Christos Stergioglou, Dimitris Tarlow,
Alexandros Logothetis, Josiane Pinson, Aurélien Recoing, Vincent Nemeth, Francesco Acquaroli, Thanos Tokakis, George Lenz,
Themis Panou, Maria Protopappa, Valeria Golino
Produzent*innen
Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras, Brahim Chioua, Manos Krezias
Produktion
KG Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Odeon, Elle Driver
Weltvertrieb
Elle Driver
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
Venice International Film Festival
2019
Weltpremiere / World PremiereVenice International Film Festival 2019
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere