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Public Enemy: A Greek Tragedy

95 min

A sobering, urgent plunge into political crisis, leaving you tense and heavy-hearted as it lays bare human costs.

Directed by
Elisa Martin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Enki Bilal, François Hollande, Yánis Varoufákis
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.

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Directed by
Elisa Martin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Enki Bilal, François Hollande, Yánis Varoufákis
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • corruption
  • class
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Elisa Martin
Starring
Enki Bilal, François Hollande, Yánis Varoufákis
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Greek

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