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Parallel Trips
Parallel Trips

Parallel Trips

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

142 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

15 April 2004

Country

Cyprus

Cast

Sirin Zaferyildizi

Sirin Zaferyildizi

Narrator

Panayiota Efthymiou

Panayiota Efthymiou

Narrator

Marios Efthymioou

Marios Efthymioou

Narrator

Saim Aygin

Saim Aygin

Narrator

Michalis Palaontas

Michalis Palaontas

Narrator

Salih Bayraktar

Salih Bayraktar

Narrator

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