Divided We Stand - Cyprus

July 1998
For more than 40 years the United Nations have been keeping a fragile peace on the divided island of Cyprus. Since the Turkish army occupied the North in 1974, Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots have occupied separate parts of the island.

In 1996 Greek-Cypriot bikers broke through the UN barriers and fought with Turk-Cypriot youths. One Greek was beaten to death. In this film the bikers attempt to Place a wreath on the spot where their comrade died. Fired-up on nationalist zeal, a youth tries to climb a flag pole to raise the Greek flag. He is shot dead. The UN is trying to break the cycle of bitterness by bringing together Greek and Turkish Cypriots for what they call bi-communal meetings. But the struggle for peace has to sooth deep wounds on both sides. In a regular vigil, mothers stand with photos of their missing sons around their necks. They believe the Turks have their sons imprisoned. On the other side, gruesome photos of Turkish victims are prominently displayed along the border crossings. Against a Mediteranean sunset a bicommunal choir sings for Cypriot union. It should be a symbol of progress except that tonight, in a testament to the on-going tension, the Turk-Cypriot choir members have been banned from performing.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[roycpc464]

17% were Turkish Cypriot, 83% were Greek Cypriot the war was staged by outsiders to cause conflict in Cyprus and thus giving an excuse for Turkey to invade Cyprus, I also believe that Turkey doesn't give a dam about Turkish Cypriots.

Peace to all.

[panaprod]

CYPRUS is not greek is not turkish ...There is one nation the Cypriot one an the one who dont like this and his says that his is a greek or a turk he should go to his mother land ..Leave us alone, ur fuckin imperialism is gettin over..ONE LAND ONE COUNTRY ONE NATION ONE NATIONAL IDENTITY THE

C Y P R U S ONE. UNITED WE STAND UNITED WE CAN! FOR OUR FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDRENS FUTURE FOR OUR ISLAND.I Love whole Cyprus and all the Cypriots..No more hate no more death no more.................

[greekcinema78]

after almost 40 years Turkey finaly admited tha tha real reasons they invaded Cyprus were due to geopolitical and strategical interests on the island !!

[Tomislavv2]

Cyprus is occupied by terrorist Turcic state

[pliok0tsambur]

@WinkyMaeve i guess you're the thick one. read some books.

[panaprod]

@alexthehistorian kala me enan anthropo pou leei auta ta pragmata den exo tipota na pw..Na se kala me ekanes kai gelasa...

[alexthehistorian]

@panaprod αν πρόσεξες δεν είπα η Κύπρος είναι Ελληνική αλλά η Κύπρος είναι Ελλάδα είμαι όσο έλληνας ήταν και ο παππούς σου

[panaprod]

@panaprod Zwntas tin kypriaki pragmatikotita opou meros tis ime kai egw ,exw katali3ei se kapia simperasmata pou kata tin gnwmi mou tha odigisoun tin xwra mou se ena telos autou tou martiriou pou perna..twra an esi diafonis dikaioma sou ..Den exo tipota allo na po..

[panaprod]

@alexthehistorian i kypros ine ane3artiti europaiki xwra opou to 1/3 tis ine katexomeno..ime kypreos kai gnwrizw para poli kala tin katastasi stin xwra mou kai tin istoria tis xwras mou. Epetrepse mou na gnwrizw kalitera apo sena pio ine to kalitero gia tin kypro..Kai ws ellinas pou ise ine fisiko na thelis tin kypro "diki sou"..Den exo alli faia ousia na spatalo gia askopes sizitiseis pou den tha katalixoun pouthena..

[alexthehistorian]

@panaprod δηλαδή όλη η Κύπρος είναι φανατισμένη ΟΚ. Η Κύπρος είναι σαν την Κρήτη , σαν την Ρόδο. Στη Κρήτη επαναστάτησαν και επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα και οι Τούρκοι έφυγαν , η Ρόδος δώθηκε από τους Ιταλούς μετά το πόλεμο όπως και η Κύπρος είχε συμφωνηθεί αν και δεν την έδωσαν.Η Κύπρος απλά μετά και από όλο τον αγώνα της δεν την άφησαν να ενωθεί με την Ελλάδα λόγω της στρατηγικής της θέσης.Τώρα πες με πάλι φανατισμένο όπως και 2 θείους που είχα στην ΕΛΔΥΚ το 74

[panaprod]

@alexthehistorian ta legomena sou dixnoun poso fanatismenos ise...sou to xanalew ise oti misas...

[alexthehistorian]

@panaprod Η Κύπρος είναι Ελλάδα η πλειοψηφία των Ελληνοκυπρίων είναι ενάντια σε ομόσπονδο κράτος