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[halil]

The documentary “Women of Cyprus” by Vassiliki Katrivanou and Bushra Azzouz explores on the eve of the U.N. referendum on the Annan Plan, thehidden histories of the divided island, the meanings of safety and home, and the women’s will to live together again.

Screenings in Nicosia: 

Arabahmet Culture and Arts Centre,
Sehet Mehmet Hussein Street in Arabahmet Area, Friday, May 22nd, at 8pm


Pantheon Art Cinema,
Diagorou 29 Street,
Wednesday, May 27th, at 8pm

Admission is free

In the spring of 2004, Maria, a GC and Zehra a TC
cross to opposite sides of the green line dividing Cyprus
since the war of 1974 to visit the family homes they had
not seen fo thirty years.
Thus begins the personal journey of these women as the
film follows them through their pasts,
haunted by war and pain, to their present search for reconciliation
and common ground.
On the eve of the U.N. referendum to reunite the divided island,
many buried stories from the past surface.
Rare archival footage adds context to the Cypriot conflict.
The filmmaker brings together women from both sides of the island
who share their fears, distrust and hopes.
For some, this includes years of experience working
together to bridge the divide between their communities.
Candid interviews and revealing group discussions
trace the women’s inspiring capacity for contact that transcends
ethnic diffrences.
As the referendum approaches, they must confront how to appease
their hesitations, define safety, trust and learn to live with
each other again. With heartbreaking honesty, insight and humor,
the women define their concepts of home,
community and relation to the land. For four years, the filmmaker
returned to Cyprus to collaborate with the women in the film,
to process the conflict with them and witness their resolve
to live together again. The film is emblematic of other
regions of the world where populations suffer
years of conflict and division and the need for peace remains urgent.

[ahristos]

so tc... what u prefer ferenze or prosperity and freedom?