Yánis Varoufákis
Also Known As: Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης, Gianīs Varoufakīs, Ioannis Varoufakis
Biography: Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis is a Greek economist, academic and politician, who served as the Greek Minister of Finance from January to July 2015, when he resigned. Varoufakis was a Syriza member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B from January to September 2015.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Palaio Faliro, Greece
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In the Eye of the Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis
Overview: Controversial economist, whistleblower and politician Yanis Varoufakis, who famously resigned from his post as Greece's minister of finance in 2015 rather than sign a fraudulent bail-out deal for his impoverished country, anchors this must-see six-part series. One of the foremost political figures of our time, he reflects on debt, austerity and his battle against the European establishment during Greece's debt crisis. In a master class in economics and oratory, Varoufakis raises urgent questions and contradictions about where our civilization is headed and how power works at the highest levels, and connects economic failure, globalization, democracy, fascism and climate crisis.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-30
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Karl Marx und seine Erben
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Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2018-04-28
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Laboratory Greece
Overview: A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-08
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After Work
Overview: Kuwait’s constitution says that every person has the right to a job, so in some places 20 people are employed for one person’s job. In South Korea, they work so much that a policy has been introduced to turn off computers at the end of the day so that employees can’t work any more. In the US, they give up over 500 million holiday hours each year, while Amazon’s drivers are trying to form a union. Meanwhile, robots are poised to take over most jobs and put the rest of us out of work. Work is so crucial to our identity and what we spend our waking hours on that it is barely noticed anymore. A lot has happened since a group of Puritan priests invented the concept of work ethic in the 1600s, and in the 21st century the very concept of work is in many ways disintegrating. A perfect situation for a filmmaker like Swedish mastermind Erik Gandini, who travels the world to explore what the concept of work means today – if it means anything at all.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-04
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Agora: From Democracy to the Market
Overview: As going through an economic vortex, Greece is experiencing condition in post-war history. Homeless people, unemployment, poverty, violent conflicts and the rise of the extreme-right are found all over the county. Is there any possible way to break through the crisis? This film follows development of the crisis and its impact on people’s lives, as well as rise of fascism, while seeking answers from interested parties.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: el
Release Date: 2015-01-15
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Chained (Agora II)
Overview: For four and a half years, between 2015 – 2019, acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos observed Greek society on multiple levels. As well as having exclusive access to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, he followed others, including a refugee couple from Syria and a mother whose child was murdered by Golden Dawn. The result is a unique and multiple story-lined film: a tale which evolves and unfolds with the characters over time as they face difficult decisions, even to partially achieve their goals.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: el
Release Date: 2020-02-13
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Public Enemy: A Greek Tragedy
Overview: Corruption, political instability and social poverty are explored in this tense documentary film chronicling the Greek government debt crisis and its impact on the people of Greece.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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PIIGS
Overview: PIIGS is a documentary that challenges prevalent European budgetary policies and the austerity dogma. It does so by bringing in lesser-known facts and evidence that have the effect of ridiculing prevalent European monetary policies and dominant political certainties.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2017-04-27
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Dogs of Democracy
Overview: Dogs of Democracy is an essay-style documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. Author and first-time filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the streets through the eyes of the dogs and peoples' experience. Shot in location in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the documentary is about how Greece has become the 'stray dogs of Europe', and how the dogs have become a symbol of hope for the people and for the anti- austerity movement. A universal story about love and loyalty and what we might learn from animals and peoples' timeless quest for democracy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-24
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The Era of Neoliberalism
Overview: This film shows how four decades of neoliberal policies have resulted in a widespread of social injustice, economic inequality and popular anger.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-06
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A Bolsa ou a Vida
Overview: In the post-pandemic future of covid-19, will the centrality be the financial casino and the accumulation of wealth by an elite or a quality life for all, with less inequality? Did the minimal state show itself capable of serving the collective? How to guarantee life without social and labor rights? What model of society do we want to live in? The film addresses the dismantling of the concept of social welfare and makes us reflect on the incompatibility of neoliberalism with a humanist project of society.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-08-13
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