《西蒙·里夫探访希腊》是由SimonReeve执导,SimonReeve特邀领衔主演,该片于2016在英国发行,不到几个月收视率非常不错。
Inthistwo-partseriesSimonReevetravelstoGreeceoneofthemostbeautifultroubledandextremecountriesinEurope.TravellingfromtheIslandsoftheAegeantotheruggedandmountainousnorthSimongetsbehindthepicture-postcardimagetolearnmoreaboutGreeceandtheGreeks-andwhythecountryhasfacedaseeminglyendlesseconomiccrisis.Alongthewayheencountersanextraordinarycastofcharactersfromrebelmonksandgun-totingprieststodesperatemigrantsandaninjuredbearcub.ThefirstlegofSimonReeve’sjourneyaroundGreecetakeshimfromtheholidayislandsoftheAegeantothecapitalcityofAthens.OffthetinyislandofPserimosSimongoesunderwaterwiththediverswhostillhuntfortheseacreaturewhichmadetheseislandsrich:thenaturalsponge.Hehearshowtheisland’spopulationisstrugglinginthefaceofdecliningstocksandthewidereconomiccrisis.TravellingontoLesvosjustafewmilesfromtheTurkishcoastSimonencountersanotherofthehugechallengesfacingthecountry:themigrantcrisis.TheislandhasbecomeEurope’sfrontlinewiththousandsofrefugeesarrivingdailyfundamentallychangingthelivesoftheislanders.OnGreece’slargestislandCreteSimonheadstotheruggedmountainswhereeveryshepherdisarmedandthelocalpriestisalsoheadofthelocalgunclub.CampingoutunderthestarsSimonlearnshowforCretansmemoriesofGermany’sroleintheSecondWorldWarstillcolourtheirviewoftheGreekdebtcrisis.InAthensSimoninvestigatestheeffectsofthatcrisis.Hehearshowhardlifeisforanimpoverishedcommunitylivinginconvertedshippingcontainersandinthecityheisconfrontedbyangryprotesters-andseesjusthowquicklytheseprotestscandescendintoariot.