Spyros Papadopoulos, the Greek actor who speaks without filter

Athens

During the long days of confinement in Greece, it is difficult to miss the message " Menoumé Spiti ", " let's stay at home ". Initiated by the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, this spot is broadcast every 20 minutes, on the radio, on television and in loop on the internet. Spyros Papadopoulos, popular television presenter and famous actor, sixty, enters the scene. The graying hair, with the false airs of Pierre Arditi, mâtiné of Jean-Pierre Foucault it recalls the instructions in a direct tone: " It is necessary to close the door to the coronavirus by applying the essential barrier gestures: wash your hands, respect social distances , and you, grandpa and grandma, no babysitting for your grandchildren. I know, you will say to me, Spyros, that is not possible, but there is no other choice ”, he insists. And he ends with the famous phrase of Pontius Pilate in ancient Greek: " I tell you and I wash my hands of it!" "

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