The Greek director Kostas Gavras, known for his film Z, spoke yesterday from Paris about the consequences of the crisis in Greece, giving a gloomy picture of what he thinks is happening in Europe at the moment.

 The director referred to a new world war, with the economy as the battlefield and Greece as the first victim.

"Greece is one of the first victims of an economic war. This is the third world war" said Kostas Gavras, who participated yesterday in the support events for Greece. The famous director spoke harshly about Germany:

“All the atrocities of the Germans, the brutality, it is something incredible how the Germans went to such extremes. Those who sold so many things in Greece, who caused so many scandals in Greece, paying each other to buy their products. They forget that now. Ms. Merkel doesn't care," he said characteristically.

According to Gavras, "this terrible crisis can be a very good opportunity to fundamentally change the Greek state. Those who didn't pay taxes, those ministers who received gifts from’ the foreigners. These are all unacceptable things, these must change substantially".

Kostas Gavras also referred to the phrase "we ate together" by Theodoros Pagalos, stressing that “We didn't all eat them together. Those at the table ate them. The others had crumbs around them and today those who had crumbs have nothing. This is the great drama in Greece".

End, the director wished the Greeks "courage and optimism" saying that "this misery too will pass".

Source : protothema.gr