The bus carrying Turkish Cypriots which went missing on the 13th of May 1964 after taking off from Larnaca, has become the subject of a new documentary film.
‘The Missing Bus’ drama documentary, which is written by the Presidential Undersecretary Rasit Pertev, was produced on the basis of eyewitness accounts of the bitter events of the past.
The missing bus event is only one of several dramatic events of the past that cost the lives of many people in the last 50 years.
The premiere of ‘the Missing Bus’ documentary will be held at the Ataturk Culture and Congress Centre of the Near East University on Thursday, marking the 43rd anniversary of the event.
The 55 minute documentary sheds light to the bitter experiences of the missing persons and their families, as well as to the history of the Turkish Cypriot People.
The scenario of the film was written by the Presidential Undersecretary Rasit Pertev and the documentary was directed by Fevzi Tanpinar.
The Presidential Undersecretary Rasit Pertev said that the film is the first of its kind in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in terms of techniques used.
He added that the documentary was produced by a 44 member team and that the music of the film is composed by Ahmet Okan.
Meanwhile the Presidential Undersecretary Rasit Pertev paid a visit to the Director of Bayrak Radio and Television Huseyin Gursan, inviting him to the documentary’s gala.
For his part, Mr. Gursan said that the documentary will shed light on the past events and expressed the BRT’s readiness to assist in the screening and promotion of the documentary.