''Parallel Trips'' ( tr, Paralel Yolculuklar) is a 2004 Cypriot
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
, written, produced and directed by
Derviş Zaim and
Panicos Chrysanthou
Panicos Chrysanthou (Greek: Πανίκος Χρυσάνθου; born in 1951 in Kythrea, Cyprus) is a Cypriot filmmaker and documentarian, who has won the ''Abdi İpekçi Peace Award'' for his film ''Our Wall''.
Biography
Panicos Chrysanthou gr ...
, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
, record the human dramas that unfolded during the war of 1974 and the legacy that remains today. The film was screened at the Istanbul International Film Festival and the 12th London Turkish Film Festival.
Festival Screenings
* Bodrum International Documentary Film Festival (2004)
* Istanbul International Film Festival (2004)
* 12th London Turkish Film Festival (2004)
Reviews
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Time Out London
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In 2012, the London edition becam ...
'' says that this, ''ambitious documentary'', ''is a lengthy, slow-paced series of anecdotes narrated by those who experienced the horror of the troubles in Cyprus, both Turkish and Greek,'' which is, ''at times difficult to watch and poorly subtitled,'' This is a film, ''by the end of which peace, community and the experience of war take on much deeper meanings,'' where, ''the good nature of the people recounting their stories makes the actions of the past all the more incomprehensible.''
See also
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2004 in film
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Mi ...
References
2004 documentary films
Turkish documentary films
Greek-language films
2000s Turkish-language films
Films set in Turkey
Films set in Cyprus
Films shot in Turkey
Films shot in Cyprus
Films directed by Derviş Zaim
Documentary films about war
2004 films
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