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Famagusta (2024)
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Greece, Cyprus
TV show
Story:
A couple of young people (she 17 and he 19) lose their three-month-old baby on the day of the invasion. They themselves are forced to leave their place, at the same time losing all hope of finding their baby.
Style:
heartbreaking, emotional, intense
Plot:
invasion, refugee, grief, loss, separation, trauma, child abduction, teenage pregnancy, evacuation, young couple, political conflict, mourning, family tragedy, survival, exile, memory, loss of innocence, occupation, chaos, desperation, realism, panic, hopes, border crossing, nostalgia ...
Place:
cyprus
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