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Akamas (2006)

Akamas poster
Original title
Ακάμας
Directed by
Panicos Chrysanthou
Genre
drama film
Country
Cyprus
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
2.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the 1960s, a Turkish Cypriot man and a Greek Cypriot woman fall in love while their families and communities are caught up in rising intercommunal violence. The film follows their secret relationship as opposing sides push them apart.

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What happens

Akamas (Greek: Ακάµας) is a 2006 Cypriot feature film directed by Panicos Chrysanthou about a love affair between a Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot despite their families' opposition and the intercommunal violence of the 1960s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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