Alexis Tsipras

Acting

Alexis Tsipras

Born

1974-07-28 (52)

Place of birth

Athens, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

8 titles

Alexis Tsipras (Greek: Αλέξης Τσίπρας, born 28 July 1974) is a Greek politician of the political left, who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019. A socialist, Tsipras was leader of the Greek political party Syriza from 2008 to 2023. Tsipras is the fourth prime minister who has governed in the course of the 2010s Greek government-debt crisis. Originally an outspoken critic of the austerity policies implemented during the crisis, his tenure in office was marked by an intense austerity policy, mostly in the context of the third EU bailout to Greece (2015–18). In January 2015, Tsipras led Syriza to victory in a snap legislative election, winning 149 out of 300 seats in the Helle…

Known for

Στο Χιλιοστό poster
8.0

“At the Millimeter”: a six-episode documentary series, by Eleni Varvitsioti and Victoria Dendrinou, journalists and authors of the best-selling “The Last Bluff”. The dramatic events of 2015 come to life again and the moment when Greece came within a breath of leaving the euro unfolds through exclusive interviews and rare unpublished archival material. With unique access to the people who made the decisions, “At the Millimeter” opens the closed doors of power. From Athens and Brussels, to Berlin and Washington, dozens of protagonists speak without filters and without second thoughts. What really happened? How close did we come to collapse? What mistakes were made?

Στο Χιλιοστό

2026

Agora: From Democracy to the Market poster
6.8

As going through an economic vortex, Greece is experiencing condition in post-war history. Homeless people, unemployment, poverty, violent conflicts and the rise of the extreme-right are found all over the county. Is there any possible way to break through the crisis? This film follows development of the crisis and its impact on people’s lives, as well as rise of fascism, while seeking answers from interested parties.

Agora: From Democracy to the Market

2015

Chained (Agora II) poster
7.6

For four and a half years, between 2015 – 2019, acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos observed Greek society on multiple levels. As well as having exclusive access to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, he followed others, including a refugee couple from Syria and a mother whose child was murdered by Golden Dawn. The result is a unique and multiple story-lined film: a tale which evolves and unfolds with the characters over time as they face difficult decisions, even to partially achieve their goals.

Chained (Agora II)

2020

Laboratory Greece poster
8.0

A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts

Laboratory Greece

2019

Referendum 2015 - The anatomy of a historical moment poster
7.0

The 2015 referendum sealed the country's modern political history. Ten years later, the protagonists of the era recount all the revealing details that led to the decision to hold the referendum and its implementation, as well as what happened after the deafening result of July 5.

Referendum 2015 - The anatomy of a historical moment

2025

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NR

He has always been there. No one has been in German politics as long as Wolfgang Schäuble. He looked back on 50 years as a member of the German Bundestag. Schäuble was a man who helped shape the fate of the Republic for decades. He shaped politics - as the manager of German unity, for example. In 1990, he was the victim of an assassination attempt and fought his way back to life. He died in December 2023.

Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble

2022

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

Chained (Agora II) poster
7.6

For four and a half years, between 2015 – 2019, acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos observed Greek society on multiple levels. As well as having exclusive access to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, he followed others, including a refugee couple from Syria and a mother whose child was murdered by Golden Dawn. The result is a unique and multiple story-lined film: a tale which evolves and unfolds with the characters over time as they face difficult decisions, even to partially achieve their goals.

Chained (Agora II)

2020

Referendum 2015 - The anatomy of a historical moment poster
7.0

The 2015 referendum sealed the country's modern political history. Ten years later, the protagonists of the era recount all the revealing details that led to the decision to hold the referendum and its implementation, as well as what happened after the deafening result of July 5.

Referendum 2015 - The anatomy of a historical moment

2025

No artwork available
NR

He has always been there. No one has been in German politics as long as Wolfgang Schäuble. He looked back on 50 years as a member of the German Bundestag. Schäuble was a man who helped shape the fate of the Republic for decades. He shaped politics - as the manager of German unity, for example. In 1990, he was the victim of an assassination attempt and fought his way back to life. He died in December 2023.

Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble

2022

Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära poster
7.0

The film shines a light onto federal chancellor Angela Merkel and her now ending 16-year-long tenure. An era, not an episode. And a vagarious relationship history between the chancellor and the Germans. Who has changed whom here?

Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära

2021

2010s · 3 titles

Series credits