The Great European Disaster Movie

The Great European Disaster Movie

80 mins | Documentary | March 1, 2015

2014-2015: 17. The Great European Disaster Movie Authored documentary by Italian director Annalisa Piras and former editor of The Economist Bill Emmott, which explores the crisis facing Europe. Through case studies of citizens in different countries, the film explores a range of factors that have led to the present crisis, economic and identity challenges across Europe. High-level experts analyse how and why things are going so wrong. The film includes fictional scenes, set in a post-EU future, which feature archaeologist Charles Granda (played by Angus Deayton) travelling on a flight through a menacing storm, explaining to a child passenger what the EU was. Sombre, thought-provoking and witty, the film frames Europe through the eyes of those who have most at stake - the Europeans themselves.

The Great European Disaster Movie

80 mins | Documentary | March 1, 2015

The Great European Disaster Movie
2014-2015: 17. The Great European Disaster Movie Authored documentary by Italian director Annalisa Piras and former editor of The Economist Bill Emmott, which explores the crisis facing Europe. Through case studies of citizens in different countries, the film explores a range of factors that have led to the present crisis, economic and identity challenges across Europe. High-level experts analyse how and why things are going so wrong. The film includes fictional scenes, set in a post-EU future, which feature archaeologist Charles Granda (played by Angus Deayton) travelling on a flight through a menacing storm, explaining to a child passenger what the EU was. Sombre, thought-provoking and witty, the film frames Europe through the eyes of those who have most at stake - the Europeans themselves.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers ARTE, BBC, Springshot Productions
Original title The Great European Disaster Movie
Directors Annalisa Piras
Writers

Cast

Angus Deayton

as Charles Granda

Flavia Piras Trow

as Jane Monetti

John Arthur

as Adam Smith

Neerja Naik

as Hostess

Peter Salmon

as Air Marshal

Marine Le Pen

as Herself (archive footage)

Angela Merkel

as Herself (archive footage)

Helmut Kohl

as Himself (archive footage)

Nigel Farage

as Himself (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

as Himself (archive footage)