Debtocracy (2011)
- Original title
- Χρεοκρατία
- Directed by
- Aris Chatzistefanou
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Greece
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary investigates the 2010 Greek debt crisis and argues that the debt was odious. It explains the economic and political factors behind the crisis and advocates for a default.
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What happens
Debtocracy (Greek: Χρεοκρατία Chreokratía) is a 2011 left-wing documentary film by Katerina Kitidi and Aris Chatzistefanou. The documentary examines the causes of the Greek government-debt crisis in 2010 and advocates for the default of "odious debt". The documentary has been distributed online under a Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license since 6 April 2011, and the production said that it has no interest in any kind of commercial exploitation of the project. The documentary is available in Greek and English and is subtitled in French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. According to The Nation, half a million people watched the film in the first five days of its release. The film was followed by a Greek-language book with the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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