‘You can’t do anything and everything in the name of activism.’ Spyros Bibilas, president of the Greek Actors Association, told broadcaster ANT1: ‘As a Greek, I am ashamed. Its online presence last Friday sparked backlash. The 36-minute film was first shown to a small audience on 16 December at the University of Thessaloniki in the north of the country without much outrage. He described the erotic scene between the two men on the site as a ‘political act’.īut a statement from the Ministry of Culture on Friday said: ‘The archaeological site of the Acropolis does not lend itself to activism or any other action that shows a lack of respect or disrespect for the monument.’ The unidentified producers of the short film, ‘Departhenon’, said the Parthenon is a symbol of ‘nationalism, the cult of antiquity’ and ‘patriarchy’.
The film featured two men who wore masks to protect their identities.
The Parthenon is a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site.
