Therefore, they describe the gay sex scene filmed there as “a political gesture”. The anonymous producers of the short film, entitled ‘Departhenon’, claim that the Parthenon, which crowns the Acropolis, is a symbol of nationalism, the cult of antiquity and patriarchy, values they intended to criticize.
The Greek Ministry of Culture assured that everything will be done to “find those responsible for the illegal filming as soon as possible” and added: “The Acropolis does not lend itself to activism or other acts and initiatives that offend or reveal a lack of respect for the monument. The Greek government has repudiated the abuse and promised to identify and hold accountable the two masked men in the images, as well as the authors of the 36-minute film. A film showing a sexual act between two men on the Acropolis, the most iconic symbol of Athens, is causing a wave of outrage after being circulated on social media.
