Turkish Cypriot whose great love inspired a movie, dies aged 79
Turkish Cypriot whose great love inspired a movie, dies aged 79 Hassan and Hambou (Photo: Agnieszka Rakoczy)
By Agnieszka Rakoczy
A LEGENDARY Turkish Cypriot goatherd whose great love inspired a Cyprus-made Romeo and Juliet movie that was screened at the Venice Film Festival has died at the age of 79.
Hassan Moustafa, who lived in the Akamas village of Androlikou, passed away on Wednesday in hospital in Polis.
It was the story of Hassan and his wife, Hambou, that led to the film Akamas, directed by well-known Greek Cypriot filmmaker Panicos Chrysanthou and shown in Venice in 2006.
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