AGORA II – Chained
Three successive crises—economic, refugee, and pandemic— in five turbulent years expose the failures of neoliberalism in Greece, European solidarity, and rising nationalism, shaping a dystopian tale of a fractured continent.
Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos
Nominated For Prix Europa Berlin, Germany, 2020
AGORA II – Chained
Three successive crises—economic, refugee, and pandemic— in five turbulent years expose the failures of neoliberalism in Greece, European solidarity, and rising nationalism, shaping a dystopian tale of a fractured continent.
110 & 90 min 2020 Full HD
Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos
Nominated For Prix Europa Berlin, Germany, 2020
SYNOPSIS
FIVE YEARS, THREE CRISES, ONE COUNTRY – A TALE OF EUROPEAN DYSTOPIA
Following the internationally awarded AGORA – From Democracy to the Market, filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos returns with Chained – AGORÁ II, a powerful chronicle of five years and three major crises that struck Europe — with Greece at the epicenter: the eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The film features exclusive behind-the-scenes audiovisual material from the dramatic 2015 negotiations between the newly elected Greek government and its creditors, shedding light on key moments that shaped Europe’s political landscape.
Parallel to the political developments, the film follows the lives of people who bore the brunt of austerity, displacement, and collapsing public services — from refugees and working-class families to health workers and activists.
Chained – AGORÁ II is a deeply human, multi-layered documentary that exposes the structural failures of the neoliberal order, while raising urgent questions about solidarity, democracy, and the future of Europe.
Official Website: agorathedoc.com/agora-2/
“Historical moments, crucial decisions, stormy meetings, hours of agony, tension and anticipation, everything we went through pass in front of our eyes in a well structured, flawless cinematographic way.”
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Read the article - You May Say: Yorgos Avgeropoulos’ interview in the 2nd issue of You May Say (read in Greek)
Read the article - TVXS: “AGORA II – Chained”: The new film by Yorgos Avgeropoulos generates news (read in Greek)
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Read the article - POPAGANDA: Yorgos Avgeropoulos, “Everyone in Europe looks at their own interests. Where is humanism in this equation?” (read in Greek)
Read the article - DOCUMENTO: Yorgos Avgeropoulos’ interview about his new film “AGORA II – Chained” (read in Greek)
Read the article - EDROMOS: Yorgos Avgeropoulos, Journalist: did not admit defeat (read in Greek)
Read the article - VIEWTAG: AGORA II – Chained”, new film by Yorgos Avgeropoulos, must see (read in Greek)
Read the article - FLIX: AGORA II – Chained (read in Greek)
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MAIN CREDITS
Written & Directed By: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS
Produced By: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS, ANASTASIA SKOUBRI
Commissioning Editor (WDR): JUTTA KRUG
Head Of Documentary Department (ARD/WDR): CHRISTIANE HINZ
Production (WDR): WOLFRAM GUMBERT – BREWITT
Main Videography: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS, YIANNIS AVGEROPOULOS, THEOFILOS DADIS
Additional Filming: YIANNIS CHLEBAKOS, ALEXIOS IKONOMIDIS, YORGOS SANTAMOURIS, ANASTASIA SKOUBRI, ALEXIS BARZOS, VASILIS MOURIKIS, PETROS KASFIKIS, DIMITRIS KOTSOU, ARIS BAFALOUKAS, THODORIS POPESKOU, THOMAS HUISMAN, YORGOS PAPADOPOULOS, ALEXANDROS MAVROPOULOS, THOMAS BELTSIOS, NIKOS KENTZOGLANAKIS
Music By: YIANNIS PAXEVANIS
Editing: KOSTAS CHRISTAKOPOULOS
Research: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS, ELENA APOSTOLIDOU, THOMAIS PAPAIOANNOU, LENA ARGIRI, YORGOS PAPPAS, FENIA CHALA, JANINE LOULOUDI, TASOS ALEVRAS, BARBARA GIGILINI, VASILIS SAMOURKAS
Color Correction & Sound Mix: KOSTAS CHRISTAKOPOULOS
Mastering: YIANNIS PAXEVANIS
Graphics: YANNIS NTOUSIOPOULOS
Aerial Videography: CHRISTOS GIATRAKOS – HEXATEAM
English Version Translation & Subtitling: THALIA VAVALEKA
English Version Output Editor: IAN WATTS
Web Design & Development: ANDREAS SERAFETINIDIS
World Sales & Distribution: ANASTASIA SKOUBRI, SMALLPLANET – GREECE