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Adults in the Room

2019 · 124 min

A claustrophobic, talk-heavy political drama that traps you in endless negotiation rooms, feeling the mounting pressure and frustration of a fight against an immovable system.

Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Genres: Drama
Starring: Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur

Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Genres: Drama
Starring: Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
corruption
class
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Written by: Costa-Gavras
Starring: Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur, Daan Schuurmans, Christos Stergioglou, Dimitris Tarlow, Josiane Pinson, Cornelius Obonya
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Giorgos Arvanitis
Runtime: 124 min
Country: France, Greece
Languages: Hungarian, German, French, Greek, English

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