PIIGS

PIIGS (2017)

PIIGS is a documentary that challenges prevalent European budgetary policies and the austerity dogma. It does so by bringing in lesser-known facts and evidence that have the effect of ridiculing prevalent European monetary policies and dominant political certainties.

Date of release
2017-04-27
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (8)
Genres
Documentary
Director
Mirko Melchiorre, Adriano Cutraro, Federico Greco

Casting

Interesting facts

Piigs is a 2017 documentary film by three Italian filmmakers which investigates the causes and the effects of austerity imposed by the European Union on its subject countries, especially in Southern Europe. The film suggests that austerity policies are aggravating the effects of the financial crisis, especially in those countries that economists have called the "PIIGS" —states that suffered high public debt and weak economies.

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