22 Jan 1999
50 Years of Cyprus: War and Peace
32.Day, a news classic by Mehmet Ali Birand, is with you this time with the documentary 50 Years of Cyprus!
Parallel Trips
Turkish and Greek islanders talk about their losses and their experience of shifting residences across to the north and to the south post-1974. In this Turkish and Greek Cypriot joint production, Zaim and Chrysanthou deal with extremely sensitive socio-historical material successfully.
Top Billed Cast
Sirin Zaferyildizi Narrator
Panayiota Efthymiou Narrator
Marios Efthymioou Narrator
Saim Aygin Narrator
Michalis Palaontas Narrator
Salih Bayraktar Narrator
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