In the Eye of the Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis - Season 1 - Eps 3: Yes or no?
Five months of struggle culminate in a Greek referendum on the Troika’s bail-out deal. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is all but ready to capitulate to the Troika, but Varoufakis believes a referendum victory is what is needed to reject the Troika’s deal. He declares publicly that he will resign should the vote go the other way. On 5th July 2015, 62 percent of the Greek public vote with Varoufakis to reject the deal – an historic act of defiance. Within hours, however, Tsipras signals he is going to capitulate to the Troika’s pressure and ignore the referendum result. For Varoufakis, this is the final straw: he resigns his ministerial post and exits parliament. The fallout from this decision reverberates through the subsequent years. Greece’s economy sinks more deeply into debt. National assets – airports, landmarks, parks, ports – are sold off to repay the nation’s creditors. Varoufakis faces a concerted campaign of character assassination from the Greek media.
About In the Eye of the Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis
Title: In the Eye of the Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis
First Air Date: 2022-11-01
Last Air Date: 2022-12-06
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: Unknown
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Original Bear Entertainment, Paco Productions Ltd
Synopsis
In the Eye of the Storm is a six-part documentary series about one of the foremost intellectuals and political figures of our age, Yanis Varoufakis. In the Eye of the Storm begins with a first-hand account of Varoufakis’ dramatic battle with the European establishment, but goes much further to weave a gripping political narrative about the fate of our civilization: where we are, how we got here, and where he believes we must go. We see up close, through Varoufakis’ unique story, how power works at the highest levels, entering a world so often shrouded in secrecy.
Cast
Yánis Varoufákis
Himself
