the people are still suffering. Nobody speaks about the 500,000 people with degrees who left. Lots of them went to Germany, the USA, Canada, and they will never come back. This is a huge loss for Greece. And the majority are still living in a terrible situation.

Costa-Gavras, the master of political thrillers Committed to political issues Two characteristics are typical for Costa-Gavras' oeuvre. For one, he always focuses on controversial political topics. Secondly, he never ignores the expectations of his audience. Costa-Gavras is the master of political thrillers and his movies are depressive and entertaining at the same time.

Costa-Gavras, the master of political thrillers The worldwide success of 'Z' In 1969, Costa-Gavras achieved his breakthrough with his third film. The thriller "Z" tells the story of a politicalstruggle against the opposition, the justice system and the media with oppressive means. Although the plot is set in a nameless country, it's quite clear that it's about the military regime in Greece.

Costa-Gavras, the master of political thrillers Born in Greece, but settled in France Born as Konstantínos Gavrás in 1933 in Greece, the future director immigrated to France at the age of 21. In 1965, he made his debut with the film "The Sleeping Car Murderers" starring Simone Signoret and Yves Montand (picture). The film starts out as a thriller, but at the end, a high-ranking police officer turns out to be the villain.

Costa-Gavras, the master of political thrillers Costa-Gavras established a genre Following his worldwide hit "Z," the director helped establish the genre of the popular