Cyprus' buffer zone is a UN-controlled area that separates the Turkish inhabited north of the island and the Greek Cypriots of the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus to the south.

The buffer zone, also known as the Green Line, was established by the United Nations and expanded following Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974, which came after a Greece-backed coup and years of tensions and violence between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots.

The United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) patrols the area permanently. But for over 50 years, there has been hardly any human activity in the buffer zone. It has remained frozen in time, with houses and villages abandoned. 

Yet, Fotis Fotiou, a Greek Cypriot whose family was also forced to flee the area following the Turkish invasion, is determined to return to his house and live there again. He has started renovations and hopes that one day he will be able to bring life back to this area.