Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis
Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis
A film by Harris Mylonas
The documentary Searching for Andreas is an independent production about the pitfalls of charismatic leadership and the limits of democratic politics under the pressures of economic globalization. Charismatic leaders often build personalistic parties and undermine political institutions, while their succession is fraught with difficulties. Searching for Andreas explores the reliance of voters on such leaders. It examines the life and legacy of one most controversial leaders in Europe, Andreas Papandreou. Was he a socialist reformer or a populist manipulator? Regardless of what one believes about his politics, Greece won't emerge from the crisis until it confronts his legacy.