#ThisIsACoup

Director Theopi Skarlatos and producer Paul Mason present #ThisIsACoup, a four-part documentary series telling the story of how the European Union destroyed the first radical left government in modern history.

With the clash with lenders on hold, some Greeks take to the streets to organize resistance. As the crunch looms, Tsipras predicts money will run out by the end of May. Almost on cue, Syriza defaults on its debt to the IMF and the “rupture” begins.

The crunch is here. A new bank run is draining the banks, while the state is almost out of cash. Against all odds Tsipras wins a crushing referendum victory, but as they celebrate, finance minister Varoufakis is sacked. What will Tsipras do next?

Despite a historic twitter protest involving up to a billion people, a new austerity deal is signed. In an exclusive first English interview since the climb-down Tsipras gives his own explanation of why things went wrong.