Dimensions
157 x 232 x 26mm
In 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean. Tourism and commerce boom in the city, with Greek and Turkish Cypriots living and working harmoniously side by side.
Elsewhere on the island, there has been a decade of unrest and violence between the communities and in 1974, following a Greek military coup, Turkey invades the island to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority. As Famagusta is shelled, its population flees. Half-eaten meals and washing on clotheslines are abandoned as 40,000 people, who fully expect to be home soon, flee from the advancing Turkish soldiers. In the now deserted city, just two families are left behind.
THE SUNRISE tells the story of this small group living in hiding. While some friendships between Greek and Turkish Cypriots perish, others are strengthened, and good and evil prove to be more than a matter of ethnicity. But in the midst of them is one person who is determined to profit from the catastrophe, and in doing so betrays them all.
