Adults in the Room

2019 [FRENCH]

Action / Biography / Drama / History

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77%
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 6434 6.4K

greece biography european union

Plot summary

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.

Director

Costa-Gavras Photo
Costa-Gavras

Top cast

Ulrich Tukur Photo
Ulrich Tukur as Wolfgang
Jessica Forde Photo
Jessica Forde as Presenter
Francesco Acquaroli Photo
Francesco Acquaroli as Mario
Adam Arnold Photo
Adam Arnold as Finnish Minister
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1.14 GB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
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1.14 GB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds ...
2.35 GB
1920*800
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 5
2.26 GB
1920*800
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nick_sotiropoulos 7 / 10

A nice theatrical representation of the 2015 political events from Varoufakis point of view, with some imperfections.

As far as the real events, i watched what I was expecting even me not having read Varoufakis's book. So almost nothing special here, no surprise. So, despite the "outsider's" role of Varoufakis, expected some more "insider's" information.I liked the performance of almost all characters. They are totally in line with the actual person's image to the public, in a dramatic and brutal realistic way together. I would say it is Gavras style with a bit of Nikos Perakis'...I liked the photography. Lighting and colors are top notch in bright and dark scenes. Especially the darks in Varoufakis' house or the semi-lighted scene when Varoufakis speeks to british bankers. Composition and perspective are also excellent. However, there was some lens distortion in the wide internal shots that could have been avoided. DOPs have managed this decades ago shooting film, so no excuse have them shooting digital nowadays, except it was a choice not a compromise, however i can see no reason for this in those particular shots.As far as the screenplay and editing. Did not like it very much as a whole. Nice cuts, fluid scenes, but many important events are a bit squeezed at the end. Like the editor suddenly realised that he aproached the movie's time limit and had to exclude takes, or the producers suddenly run out of money. Maybe that is how Varoufakis book ends? Do not know, but it is a movie not a book and I believe great Costas Gabras could have done better here. Final documentary titles also seem to try and fill this gap, with no success in my opinion.
Reviewed by Green-Bubble 7 / 10

Viewers obviously find it difficult to separate the movie, from the events representing.

First of all, I will start by mentioning the obvious: The negative reviews are by not-so-bright Greeks who can't review a movie for what it is, but for what it shows. The summer of 2015 was a pretty heated period in Greece, and many people have not forgiven the politicians involved.About the movie. Don't expect a masterpiece. It is not. However it is a decent representation of Varoufakis's point of view, which on each own, is extremely interesting. Loulis's performance as Varoufakis is the strongest asset of this movie in my opinion. Bourdoumis was very good as well as Tsipras.Photography was good. Editing was good. I found the sound editing irritating, like I do in most Greek movies (why is that? Any greek production sounds weird to me, like they can't keep steady the volume of the voices spoken).7/10 from me.
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