S o C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A weeKlY greeK-AmericAn PublicAtion 1915-2016 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1004 January 7-13, 2017 c v $1.50 Greece’s No. 1 Film Hit Murdered Comes to NYC Director Greek Papakalaitis Tells TNH Ambassador By Penelope Karageorge you have a love story, you have in Brazil the to have an obstacle. So I decided Worlds Apart, the film that the obstacle would be reality, rocked Greece, breaking box of - the political/social crisis that’s Latest fice records and ranking No. 1 not only in Greece but all over over any film in the last decade, Europe.” is ready to win new audiences Is Worlds Apart a comedy or in the US. a tragedy? “It’s life,” he says. “I Team Sent from It opens Friday January 13 like to laugh. I like to cry. We Greece to investigate at Manhattan’s Village East Cin - have from the moment we are ema, a multiplex on Second Av - born until the end when we and receive a report enue. On January 20, the film leave this world all the colors of will open in Los Angeles at the life. So in this movie you laugh on the crime Arclight Cinema. With the odds a lot but you cry a lot. But don’t against a Greek film finding dis - say what happens!” He adds: ATHENS – A team of Greek po - tribution in the USA, it is excit - “The good thing about this film lice was sent to Rio de Janeiro ing to have Cinema Libre Studio is that that audiences all over to get a report on the murder of bring this exceptional film to the world understand the Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Americans. Writer/Director/Ac - movie. They not only enjoy the Amiridis, with which his wife tor Christopher Papakalaitis will movie – but it stirs their emo - and her boyfriend were be in New York and L.A. for both tions. The film is bilingual be - charged. openings. “It’s scary and excit - cause I wanted to tell the story The two homicide investiga - ing. It is always a big surprise from the Greek side and the for - tors and the head of Europol’s and it makes you feel nice when eign side.” Greece desk traveled to Rio de people enjoy what you have Papakalaitis grew up in Janeiro to meet with the officers been working on and creating,” Athens, part of an extended and heading the investigation into he says. close-knit family, none of them the killing of the Greek envoy, Worlds Apart offers an au - involved in film. “Even as a child the Greek newspaper thentic and heartfelt moviego - I knew what I wanted to do. I Kathimerini said. ing experience, with its three in - was the little kid who would get They will then draft their tertwined love stories coming up to perform. Even if they AP Photo/Yorgos KArAhAlis own report, which will be sub - together in one extraordinarily didn’t put me there, I would go. Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, meets Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiadis in mitted to judicial authorities in moving story set in Greece to - I started working as a teen actor Athens, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Anastasiadis is on a one-day working visit to Greece. Greece. Even after the killing, day. The exceptional cast assem - when I was 16. When I was 18, Greece’s government refused to bled from around the world in - I took my SATs and went off to comment other than to say the cludes USA Oscar winner J.K. Boston University. I stayed there Ambassador was on vacation. Simmons, as well as Andrea Os - for a week, but I missed Greece Greece, Cyprus Teaming Up for Talks Brazilian authorities said vort, a leading Hungarian ac - so much and things were going they have arrested Amiridis’ tress, the famous Greek actress, so well for me there – I was liv - Brazilian wife, Francoise De Maria Kavoyianni, and a young ing my dream – that I decided Greek and Cypriot officials Radical Left SYRIZA leader Cyprus Espen Barth Eide, whose Souza Oliveira, 40, and a 29- Israeli actor, Tawfeek Barhom. to return to Greece and go to are putting their heads together Alexis Tsipras was to first meet constant predictions of an im - year-old police officer who is “I’ve been extremely lucky drama school there. I continued to prepare for resumed negoti - with party leaders in his country minent breakthrough have all said to have been the woman’s with this movie because I have working even when I was in ations over whether the island – a guarantor, along with the proved wrong, and British Min - lover and is suspected of mur - these amazing actors,” Pa - school. divided by an unlawful 1974 UK and Turkey, of security on ister of State for Foreign Affairs dering the envoy on her behalf. pakalaitis says. “I actually got “When I was 22, I decided to Turkish invasion will be re - the island. Alan Duncan are both expected They also said that both sus - the idea for the film when we write my own scripts. When I united. The guarantors, along with in Athens this week for talks pects have confessed to the were doing a Q&A here in New was 25, I wanted to direct. I’m The talks are due to start up the United Nations and Euro - with Foreign Minister Nikos crime after initially denying any York for What If. Somebody in 41 now, and I have been work - again in Geneva, Switzerland pean Union are due to join in Kotzias. involvement. the audience asked me if I had ing for 25 years. I have to tell between Cypriot President Nicos on Jan. 12 unless the talks col - Earlier, Tsipras, Kotzias Anas - Amiridis, 59, went missing ever thought of bringing for - you that I have been extremely Anastasiades and Turkish- lapse again, as could happen tasiades, and Cyprus Foreign Dec. 26 and a body believed to eigners to Greece to create a lucky with all of my projects, Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci Anastasiades and Akinci Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met be his was found four days later story. It set me thinking. My ba - and with this movie.” Early on after earlier negotiations at a warned, over whether Turkey to go over the key themes: to in a burnt-out car. sic idea was to combine three in his career, he was constantly Swiss resort fell apart over how will be allowed to keep a stand - ensure that Greece and the Brazilian investigators be - different stories of three gener - being asked what his main goal much property and territory ing 35,000-strong army on the Greek Cypriots do not get the lieve he was stabbed to death ations with foreigners falling in stolen by Turks will be returned. island. in the couple’s holiday home in love with Greeks. But every time Continued on page 4 Greek Prime Minister and UN Special Adviser for Continued on page 9 Nova Iguacu, a city north of Rio, and then burned in the car to destroy forensic evidence. A cousin of the suspected po - lice officer allegedly told inves - Ancient Greek Coin tigators that Oliveira offered him money to act as a lookout during the killing, media reports said. Found in Jerusalem Amiridis went missing on Dec. 26 in Nova Iguacu, a city just north of Rio de Janeiro, Wall- Hanukkah Link where the Ambassador had been vacationing. The couple lived most of the time in the A Greek coin uncovered in Demeter. She was the god of capital of Brasilia. the dig of an ancient wall goes agriculture. And the Greek let - On Dec. 30, police investiga - back to when a Greek, King An - ters here said the name Anti - tor Evaristo Pontes Magalhaes tiochus IV Epiphanes , ruled ochus,” Lieber explained. said that 29-year-old police of - Jerusalem and is connected to “Now try to imagine the peo - ficer Sergio Gomes Moreira the story of Hannukah. ple of Jerusalem, the Jewish Filho had confessed to killing That marks the victory of the people of Jerusalem are holding Amiridis, alleging self-defense. Jewish priestly line known as these coins, are walking every He said the policeman was hav - the Hasmoneans or Maccabees day to the market holding a ing an affair with Oliveira. over the Greek King who was Greek god in their pocket,” she Filho’s cousin, Eduardo Mor - trying to Hellenize the News said. eira de Melo, acknowledged tak - and made it unlawful for them “It was against Jewish cul - ing part in the killing as a look - to possess a bible. ture; as you know, the Jewish out, Magalhaes said. The cousin A report in CBN News re - people are not allowed to show accused Oliveira of offering him vealed the discovery of the or to draw figures,” she added. the equivalent of $25,000 to 2,000-year-old coin –worth That comes from the 10 com - participate. about the equivalent of 25 cents mandments, one of which says A judge ordered the deten - then but some $25,000 now– there should be no “graven im - tion of Oliveira, her lover, and and its religious and historic sig - ages” or “likenesses.” his cousin, and the three were nificance. “So this coin is a symbol of in custody. The amazing find was made Jerrin heller viA AP during routine conservation Continued on page 8 Continued on page 9 An Ideal Time to Visit Athens: Winter work in the Tower’s archaeolog - ical garden, according to a state - In this Dec.