Code Name Venus

The Untold Story of The Tragedy In Cyprus Venus came to find the truth about her parents' disappearance on her childhood home of Cyprus years ago. What begins as a personal journey starts a secret odyssey that will lead her closer and closer to unearthing Cyprus's tragic and hidden history. But in a land so deeply occupied divided, how far will Venus go for a country that is not her own?

Cast

Jolie Stanford

as Yasemin / Venus

Cengiz Bozkurt

as Adamos

Jonny Lee Kemp

as Charles

Serhat Karman

as Kemal

Angela Anson

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