Roads and Oranges

Roads and Oranges

★ 10.0IMDb Score
Released:1996-11-14
Genre:Drama
Duration:100 min
Country:Cyprus
Director:Aliki Danezi–Knutsen
Actors:Vana Rambota, Stella Fyrogeni, Ioanna Safkali, Thanos Pettemeridis, Spyros Stavrinidis
Production:Cinema Advisory Committee of Cyprus, Roads & Oranges Film Productions

Overview:

Two sisters have lost their father during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. When they learn that there are chances he might be still alive, they travel to Turkey to search for him.

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